MIA65F0032

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Starkville, MS · February 22, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1965
Place
Starkville, MS · STARKVILLE, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4989ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178940

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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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3-0573  65/2/22    STARKVILLE MISS     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1650                    N4989Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OKTIBBEKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON PLOWED AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N4989Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oktibbeka

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