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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Carmel Valley, CA · July 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1964
Place
Carmel Valley, CA · CARMEL VALLEY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5489WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183132

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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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3-2148  64/7/19    CARMEL VALLEY CAL   PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N5489W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL

Aircraft

Registration
N5489W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.