UNK64X2709

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23 · Burbank, CA · July 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1964
Place
Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5151YPiper PA23
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182981

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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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3-1984   64/7/8    BURBANK CALIF       PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 356
        TIME - 0912                    N5151Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKHEED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N5151Y
Reported as
Piper PA23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lockheed

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.