UNK64X1273

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Santa Cruz, CA · April 12, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1964
Place
Santa Cruz, CA · SANTA CRUZ, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5699PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184251

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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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3-0906  64/4/12    SANTA CRUZ CALIF    PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 278
        TIME - 1200                    N5699P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N5699P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skypark

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.

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