CHI68D0065

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Lafayette, IN · May 25, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1967
Place
Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N483PPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116464

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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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3-1691  67/5/25    LAFAYETTE,IND       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N483P               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED AS PLT TERMINATED A SIMULATED FORCED LDG TO AVOID WIRES HE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY SEEN.

Aircraft

Registration
N483P
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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