DEN66F0064

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Snowville, UT · August 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1965
Place
Snowville, UT · SNOWVILLE, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5459WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177015

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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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3-2018   65/8/9    SNOWVILLE UT        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 145
        TIME - 0700                    N5459W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N5459W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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