- Date
- June 30, 1971
- Place
- Elk Grove, CA · ELK GROVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4302YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1576 71/6/30 ELK GROVE,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5020 TIME - 1015 N4302Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RACKLIFFE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SACRAMENTO,CALIF COLUMBIA,CALIF ELK GROVE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L GR HIT RAISED THRESHOLD ABOUT 24 INCHES HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4302Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rackliffe
N4302YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N4302Y · 1
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