CHI66D0205

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Almont, MI · August 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1965
Place
Almont, MI · ALMONT, MI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8513WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175956

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2398  65/8/23    ALMONT MICH         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 474
        TIME - 1415                    N8513W              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 466 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT TURNED OFF RUNWAY AT EXCESSIVE SPEED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8513W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Almont

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.