- Date
- June 6, 1971
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9699JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1831 71/6/6 NOVATO,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 86 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N9699J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARIN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RENO,NEV SANTA ROSA,CALIF NOVATO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- HIT DIKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9699J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marin County
N9699JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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