- Date
- November 5, 1966
- Place
- Whitsett, NC · WHITSETT, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4459MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178373
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3179 66/11/5 WHITSETT NC PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1167 TIME - 1420 N4459M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAYTON AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4459M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clayton Airpark
N4459MRegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2009 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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