- Date
- November 16, 1972
- Place
- Baker, OR · BAKER, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5365LPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168652
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1289 72/11/16 NR.BAKER,OREG PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N5365L PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOISE,ID LEWISTON,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- IN CLOUDS SUPPOSEDLY TRACKING INBOUND TO BAKER VOR.STARTED DESCENT,HIT CLOUD CVRD MTN 25 MI SHORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5365L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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