DEN65F0029

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Tucson, AZ · February 24, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 24, 1965
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5213ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179761

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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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2-0074  65/2/24    TUCSON ARIZ         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N5213Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 57, 3600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            124 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- TURBULENCE FROM B707 TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 12L DRIFTED THRU THE FLIGHT PATH OF N5213Z ON RUNWAY 12R

Aircraft

Registration
N5213Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tucson Intl

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.