CHI68D0335

NTSB accident investigation · Porterfield LP-65 · Lombard, IL · June 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1967
Place
Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N34706Porterfield LP-65
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118513

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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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3-2854   67/6/3    LOMBARD,ILL         PORTERFIELD LP-65   CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 110
        TIME - 1030                    N34706              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOMBARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N34706
Reported as
Porterfield LP-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lombard

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.