FTW66F0050

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Lorenzo, TX · June 2, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1965
Place
Lorenzo, TX · LORENZO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5987DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177952

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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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3-1375   65/6/2    LORENZO TEX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N5987D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORENZO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HOLE

Aircraft

Registration
N5987D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lorenzo

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.