- Date
- January 28, 1972
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N35896Piper J4E
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165313
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0115 72/1/28 VACAVILLE,CALIF PIPER J4E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, UNK/NR TIME - 2255 N35896 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VACAVILLE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- STOLEN ACFT HIT STATIC CABLE ABOVE PWR LINES. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.25 PLUS,MINUS 0.020 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35896
- Reported as
- Piper J4E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nut Tree
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