CHI66F0077

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Luzerne, MI · June 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1965
Place
Luzerne, MI · LUZERNE, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7411KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177529

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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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3-1672  65/6/12    LUZERNE MICH        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 600
        TIME - 1630                    N7411K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST CREEK SKY RN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N7411K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lost Creek Sky Rn

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.