CHI68A0085

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Cincinnati, OH · March 30, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 30, 1968
Place
Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4658ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111336

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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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3-1023  68/3/30    CINCINNATI,OHIO     PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N4658Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUNKEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LT WING STRUCK RWNY SHOULDER DURING LOW TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N4658Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lunken

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.