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Piper J4E N40792

26 July 1969 · Yucca Valley, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 July 1969 at about 15:25 local time, a Piper J4E registered N40792 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Yucca Valley, 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 15:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Yucca Valley, California, United States
Nearest airport
Landers
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper J4E
Registration
N40792
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
Santa Monica, Calif → Giant Rock, Calif
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2413

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

DENSITY ALT ABOUT 6400 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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