FTW67F0376

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Moreauville, LA · December 24, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 24, 1966
Place
Moreauville, LA · MOREAUVILLE, LA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6642ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120077

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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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2-1062  66/12/24   MOREAUVILLE LA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 19,
        TIME - 1610                    N6642Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  12 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT DIED 1/4/67.

Aircraft

Registration
N6642Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.