MIA66F0346

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J4A · Greenville, MS · December 4, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 4, 1965
Place
Greenville, MS · GREENVILLE, MS
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N24563Piper J4A
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174902

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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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2-0876   65/12/4   GREENVILLE MISS     PIPER J4A           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N24563              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  63, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYPRESS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N24563
Reported as
Piper J4A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cypress

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.