Piper PA-16 N5797H
5 June 1966 · S.luis Obispo Cal, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1966 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5797H was involved in an accident during in flight near S.luis Obispo Cal, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- S.luis Obispo Cal, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Luis Obispo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5797H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0152
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATOR THOUGHT PILOT WENT TO SLEEP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1966 | Piper PA-16 | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1966 | Piper PA-16 | Steubenville Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1966 | Piper PA-16 | Newburyport Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1966 | Piper PA-16 | Z, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Dec 1966 | Piper PA-16 | Odessa Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Piper PA-16 | Edmonds Wash, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |