DEN65D0067

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Sheridan Lake, CO · March 22, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1965
Place
Sheridan Lake, CO · SHERIDAN LAKE, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3503ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184240

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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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3-0801  65/3/22    SHERIDAN LAKE COL   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 490
        TIME - 1630                    N3503Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N3503Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.