FTW66F0171

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Houston, TX · July 28, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1965
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4760ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176633

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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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3-2365  65/7/28    HOUSTON TEX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N4760Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 633 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            304 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N4760Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hobby Field

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.