Piper PA-24 N8559P
23 June 1973 · Merced, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1973 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8559P, operated by Ohlinger Jones, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Merced, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merced, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merced
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8559P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ohlinger Jones
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2231
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
GR HANDLE DN. GR MOTOR AND SAFE LIGHT CKT BKR POPPED. GR WARNING HORN INOP ON PREVIOUS LDGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Mud Butte, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 12 May 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Othello, Washington, United States | Campbell Ranch | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
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