Piper PA-16 N5348H
19 May 1968 · Long Beach, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1968 at about 10:53 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5348H, operated by R.w.foster, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Long Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5348H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- R.w.foster
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1621
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES REVERSED DURING RECENT MODIFICATION TO CAMERA MOUNT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Rush City, Minnesota, United States | Clipper Club | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Bartow, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Calipatria, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Crescent City, Illinois, United States | Clipper Associ | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |