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Piper PA-28-235 N15548

17 July 1985 · Monterey, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 17 July 1985 at about 19:52 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N15548, operated by Monterey Navy Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Monterey, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:52
Classification
Accident
Location
Monterey, California, United States
Coordinates
36.5996, -121.8793
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-235
Registration
N15548
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Monterey Navy Flying Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Monterey → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX85LA321

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON A TRAINING FLIGHT TO PRACTICE HOLDING OVER A VOR INTERSECTION 12 MILES OFF SHORE. APPROXIMATELY 12MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT DECLARED 'MAYDAY,ROUGH ENGINE', TO THE MONTEREY,CALFORNIA CONTROL TOWER CONTROL SPECIALIST. THE CONTROL SEPCIALIST OBSERVED THE ACFTS RADAR TARGET VANISH FROM HIS BRITE TUBE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1300 FEET. THE COAST GUARD RECOVERED A FEW PIECES OF DEBRIS FROM THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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