Piper PA-24 N8568P
1 January 1969 · Lodi, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 January 1969 at about 17:50 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8568P was involved in an accident during in flight near Lodi, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lodi, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lind
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8568P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0164
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
INEXPERIENCED INST PLT FAILED TO CONVERT FROM VFR TO IFR FLT ON ENCOUNTERING FOG BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-24 | Cumming, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-24 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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