Piper PA-28 N5166L
18 May 1968 · Chico, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1968 at about 12:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5166L, operated by Shasta Flight, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chico, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chico, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chico Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5166L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shasta Flight
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1250
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
PLT EXTENDED DOWNWIND TOO FAR, BECAME CONFUSED, ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LDG SHORT OF THE RNWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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