Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-24 N5169P

8 November 1974 · Fort Ord, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 November 1974 at about 20:57 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5169P, operated by Ft.ord Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Ord, 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 20:57
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Ord, California, United States
Nearest airport
Fritzsche Aaf
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24
Registration
N5169P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Ft.ord Flying
Operating rule
Flying Club (Military)
Purpose of flight
Dual
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-4222

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

WRONG NOSE GR FORWARD SHIMMY DAMPENER BRACKET BOLT INSTALLED.TOO LONG, STRIKING UPPER STRUT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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