DEN66D0039

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Los Alamos, NM · June 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1965
Place
Los Alamos, NM · LOS ALAMOS, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5371PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177551

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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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3-1692  65/6/16    LOS ALAMOS N MEX    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 248
        TIME - 1336                    N5371P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ALAMOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N5371P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Alamos

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