MIA66F0294

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Holmes Beach, FL · October 10, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 10, 1965
Place
Holmes Beach, FL · HOLMES BEACH, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4574ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175763

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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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3-2963  65/10/10   HOLMES BEACH FLA    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 300
        TIME - 0930                    N4574Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLMES BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N4574Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Holmes Beach

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.