Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-23 N1225P

5 November 1975 · Orinda, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 5 November 1975 at about 17:14 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N1225P was involved in an accident during in flight near Orinda, 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 17:14
Classification
Accident
Location
Orinda, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-23
Registration
N1225P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Dual
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Oakland, Ca → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
3-4099

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 STRUCK STATIC GROUND CABLES STRUNG 432 FT ABOVE VALLEY FLOOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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