Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-22 N2503P

18 November 1971 · Bodega Bay, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 18 November 1971 at about 10:52 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N2503P, operated by Will's Flight, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bodega Bay, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:52
Classification
Accident
Location
Bodega Bay, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-22
Registration
N2503P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Will's Flight
Operating rule
Flying School
Purpose of flight
Check
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Santa Rosa, Calif → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4534

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

ACFT OBSD IN A RIGHT DSNDG TURN TO GRND IMPACT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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