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Piper PA-24 N8162P

24 May 1972 · Beale Afb, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 May 1972 at about 19:50 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8162P was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Beale Afb, 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 19:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Beale Afb, California, United States
Nearest airport
Beale Afb
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24
Registration
N8162P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-2066

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

GEN BREAKER POPPED DEPLETING BATT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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