- Date
- January 9, 1972
- Place
- Mt.Herman, CA · MT.HERMAN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4181JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165465
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1974 72/1/9 MT.HERMAN,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 19 TOTAL TIME - 1315 N4181J PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA CRUZ SKY PK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT.HERMAN,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- PLT APPLIED FULL NOSE DWN TRIM,HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO APPLY FULL NOSE UP TRIM NOT JUST RLV PRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4181J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Cruz Sky Pk