- Date
- December 30, 1972
- Place
- Grass Vally, CA · GRASS VALLY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6351JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2645 72/12/30 GRASS VALLY,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 34 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N6351J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA SIERRA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MODESTO,CALIF GRASS VALLY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT A ROCK PILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6351J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alta Sierra
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