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| Date: | Saturday 10 March 1990 |
| Time: | 12:56 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3 |
| Owner/operator: | West Valley Flying Club |
| Registration: | N21677 |
| MSN: | 2561 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1938 |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KPAO) |
| (KPAO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 30 WITH THE WINDS FROM 230 TO 280 DEGREES AT 8 GUSTING TO 12 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ITS COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY NOT COMPENSATING FOR CHANGING WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA114
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1986 | N21677 | West Valley Flying Club | 0 | Columbia, CA | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 13:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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