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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Mccook, TX · April 21, 1975

Date
April 21, 1975
Place
Mccook, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9565D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW75DRG73
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total67 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to maintain altitude while attempting 180 degree turn. Was tuning VOR.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE ATTEMPTING 180 DEGREE TURN.WAS TUNING VOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.