Lpiper PA-32 N3296W
8 March 1966 · Santa Cruz Is Ca, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 March 1966 at about 08:04 local time, a Lpiper PA-32 registered N3296W, operated by Bassett Compan, was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Cruz Is Ca, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Cruz Is Ca, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Christi Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lpiper PA-32
- Registration
- N3296W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bassett Compan
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0285
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 3/8/66.TERRAIN UPSLOPE AT CRASH SITE IS ABOUT 45-DEGREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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