DEN66D0060

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Saratoga, WY · July 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1965
Place
Saratoga, WY · SARATOGA, WY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7187WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176977

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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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3-1977  65/7/21    SARATOGA WYO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE Z , 202
        TIME - 1920                    N7187W              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIVELY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7187W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shively Field

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