UNK65X0790

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Placerville, CA · November 22, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1964
Place
Placerville, CA · PLACERVILLE, CA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6986PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180722

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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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3-3854  64/11/22   PLACERVILLE CALIF   PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 250
        TIME - 1530                    N6986P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLACERVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N6986P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Placerville

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.