- Date
- May 1, 1965
- Place
- Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N98955Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178269
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0742 65/5/1 CHAMBLEE GA PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2116 N98955 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 37, 787 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 105 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98955
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dekalb-Peachtree
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