UNK65X0958

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Bakersfield, CA · December 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1964
Place
Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6069WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180223

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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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3-3626   64/12/9   BAKERSFIELD CAL     PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 160
        TIME - 2110                    N6069W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON A HIGHWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N6069W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.