OAK76DVA83

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Delhi, CA · August 30, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1976
Place
Delhi, CA · DELHI, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6007PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760830026839A
Case key
155493

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2434  76/8/30    DELHI,CA            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 360
        TIME - 1822                    N6007P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETTENCOURT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CA                  DELHI,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N6007P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bettencourt

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.