MIA66D0467

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Clewiston, FL · March 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1966
Place
Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6150WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172512

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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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3-0540  66/3/30    CLEWISTON FLA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1235                    N6150W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEWISTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N6150W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clewiston

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.