FTW66F0068

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Morse, TX · February 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1965
Place
Morse, TX · MORSE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9237DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178529

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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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3-1543  65/2/26    MORSE TEX           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N9237D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N9237D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.