Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-22 N8855D

11 March 1971 · Desert Cntr, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 March 1971 at about 11:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N8855D, operated by Darrell L McBr, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Desert Cntr, 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 11:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Desert Cntr, California, United States
Nearest airport
Eagle Mnt, Calif
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-22
Registration
N8855D
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Darrell L McBr
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0778

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

ACFT CAUGHT IN TURB, TOO SLOW.HIT DIRT BNK SHORT OF RWY, TORE 1 MN GR OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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