CHI70DGD19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Swanton, OH · February 22, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1970
Place
Swanton, OH · SWANTON, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7645KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report July 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140164

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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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3-0388  70/2/22    SWANTON,OHIO        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N7645K              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWANTON,OHIO                SWANTON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- DAMAGED L WING.

Aircraft

Registration
N7645K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Toledo

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.