DEN65D0007

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Tucson, AZ · June 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 7, 1965
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6032WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177980

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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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3-1400   65/6/7    TUCSON ARIZ         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    N6032W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES                           98
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N6032W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Freeway

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