Piper PA-28 N6351J
30 December 1972 · Grass Vally, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 December 1972 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6351J, operated by Hawks Flying S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grass Vally, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grass Vally, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alta Sierra
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6351J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hawks Flying S
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Modesto, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2645
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
HIT A ROCK PILE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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