CHI66F0116

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Ft Wayne, IN · July 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1965
Place
Ft Wayne, IN · FT WAYNE, IN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6019PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176971

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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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3-1971  65/7/26    FT WAYNE IND        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 450
        TIME - 2100                    N6019P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED NIGHT ILS APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N6019P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Baer Field

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.