UNK64X0615

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Auburn, CA · February 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1964
Place
Auburn, CA · AUBURN, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6732BPiper PA22
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185201

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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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3-0409  64/2/19    AUBURN CALIF        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 257
        TIME - 1900                    N6732B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- ROUGH DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE END OF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6732B
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.