- Date
- August 25, 1965
- Place
- Chesterton, IN · CHESTERTON, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8606WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176038
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2573 65/8/25 CHESTERTON IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 250 TIME - 1500 N8606W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BODINE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- CROSSWIND OF 15 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8606W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bodine
N8606WRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2017 · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N8606W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR13LA322Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbany, ORThe loss of hydraulic fluid, which rendered the brakes ineffective. The reason for the loss of hydraulic fluid could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB OAK67F0094Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPetaluma, CANTSB UNK64X3990Accident · No injuriesClosedLewistown, PA