- Date
- December 31, 1970
- Place
- H.Moon Bay, CA · H.MOON BAY, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7667YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159310
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2577 70/12/31 H.MOON BAY,CALIF PIPER PA-30 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1315 N7667Y PX- 1 0 0 DUAL 38, 3332 TOTAL HOURS, 24 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HALF MOON BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION H.MOON BAY,CALIF SAN CARLOS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- FUEL SELECT L MAIN,R CROSSFEED.VALIDITY UNDTRMND DUE IMPACT DMG.STABILATOR TRIM APRX FULL NOSE UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7667Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Half Moon Bay
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