# NTSB OAK71DVG18: Piper PA-22, N3459Z, Wilton, CA, September 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1970
- Place: Wilton, CA · WILTON, CA
- Location: 38.4130° N, 121.2127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4130&lon=-121.2127&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3616   70/9/4    WILTON,CALIF        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1001
        TIME - 1840                    N3459Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLTS HOME STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CALIF             WILTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           73                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 40DEG R X-WIND GUSTING 30K. NARROW STRIP PLOWED GRND ON BOTH SIDES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3459Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3459Z-1989-06-07), registration cancelled 1989-06-07, S/N 227381 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plts Home Strip

## Other investigations on N3459Z (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC85LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA110), Jun 28, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N3459Z), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68D0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0060), Jun 11, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N3459Z), Galt, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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