# NTSB OAK74AP040: Piper PA-28R, N3055R, Williams, CA, February 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1974
- Place: Williams, CA · WILLIAMS, CA
- Location: 39.1498° N, 122.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1498&lon=-122.1390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0522  74/2/12    WILLIAMS,CALIF      PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 152
        TIME - 0400                    N3055R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              CLOVERDALE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       43
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.FLEW INTO MTN.UKIAH 0400PST WX.TOX REVEALED ALC LVL .23PCT URINE,PHENOBARBITAL PRESENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3055R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3055R-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 28R-35617 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740212006859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740212006859A), Feb 12, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Williams, CA, Destroyed. Dark night. Flew into mtn. Ukiah 0400PST wx. Tox revealed alc lvl .23PCT urine,phenobarbital present.

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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