# NTSB OAK72DVG63: Piper PA-24, N8162P, Beale Afb, CA, May 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1972
- Place: Beale Afb, CA · BEALE AFB, CA
- Location: 39.1069° N, 121.3613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beale AFB, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1069&lon=-121.3613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG63-166915

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2066  72/5/24    BEALE AFB,CALIF     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2187
        TIME - 1950                    N8162P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEALE AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEALE AFB,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- GEN BREAKER POPPED DEPLETING BATT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8162P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162P-1976-01-12), registration cancelled 1976-01-12, S/N 24-3417 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beale Afb

## Other investigations on N8162P (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 OAK76AP022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP022), Oct 26, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N8162P), Santa Rita, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB OAK70DVG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVG18), May 22, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N8162P), Vacaville, 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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