CHI67D0209

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Avon, OH · July 2, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1966
Place
Avon, OH · AVON, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5571ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171090

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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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3-2749   66/7/2    AVON OHIO           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N5571Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOSWORTH-AVON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO WAS DISTRACTED BY AIR SHOW PREPARATION ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N5571Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bosworth-Avon

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.