- Date
- December 4, 1971
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8176WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164356
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4049 71/12/4 SALINAS,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 87 TOTAL TIME - 1014 N8176W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH ISLAND,CALIF MONTEREY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8176W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8176W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX83LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReno, NVAircraft impacted on a hillside at 5200 feet level while on approach to cannon international airport Reno, NV at night. The weather was VMC. No malfunctions in equipment were found the pilot said the aircraft "fell from under me". He saw the terrain, pulled…NTSB OAK77DXQ03Accident · No injuriesClosedMinden, NV