CHI66F0326

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Fulton, KY · October 8, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1965
Place
Fulton, KY · FULTON, KY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8711WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175680

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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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3-2870   65/10/8   FULTON KY           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1155                    N8711W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N8711W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fulton

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.