UNK65X0600

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA15 · Carlsbad, CA · November 7, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1964
Place
Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4314HPiper PA15
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181029

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3427   64/11/7   CARLSBAD CALIF      PIPER PA15          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1603                    N4314H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POLOMAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STUDENT HAD NOT BEEN ENDORSED TO SOLO AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4314H
Reported as
Piper PA15
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Polomar

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.