# NTSB UNK65X0958: Piper PA28, N6069W, Bakersfield, CA, December 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1964
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0958
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0958

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6069W-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 28-20081 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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