- Date
- June 25, 1971
- Place
- Mariposa, CA · MARIPOSA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5693UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161772
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2280 71/6/25 MARIPOSA,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 71 TOTAL TIME - 1145 N5693U PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARIPOSA-YOSEMITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF MARIPOSA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- L BRK LINE FOUND LEAKING FLUID.ACFT VEERED TO THE R,HIT N2232R,MINOR DMG.LEAK EVIDENT UNDSIDE WING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5693U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mariposa-Yosemite
N5693URegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N5693U · 1
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