- Date
- May 10, 1971
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9501WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161128
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0417 71/5/10 PETALUMA,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N9501W PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 25, 910 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETALUMA,CALIF RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOST CTL DRG LOW ALT ROLL AFTER 2 LOW PASSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9501W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sky Ranch
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