CHI68A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Nineveh, IN · February 25, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 25, 1968
Place
Nineveh, IN · NINEVEH, IN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7116BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111455

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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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3-0763  68/2/25    NINEVEH,IND         PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 392
        TIME - 1230                    N7116B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON FROZEN LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7116B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.