MIA68F0223

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Graceville, FL · August 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1967
Place
Graceville, FL · GRACEVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9726DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115328

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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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3-3133   67/8/7    GRACEVILLE,FLA      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38,
        TIME - 1030                    N9726D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  38 TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LANDED ON HIWAY. NO RECENT FLT INSTRUCTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N9726D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.