Piper PA-28 N6217W
28 August 1974 · Pt.vicente, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 August 1974 at about 18:46 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6217W was involved in an accident during in flight near Pt.vicente, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pt.vicente, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6217W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Catalina Islnd, Calif → Simi Valley, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2564
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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
PILOT FAILED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO GLIDE TO LAND.NO FLOTATION GEAR ABOARD.PLT DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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