MIA72FLD30

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · New Smrna, FL · December 10, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 10, 1971
Place
New Smrna, FL · NEW SMRNA, FL
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5195ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164483

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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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3-3299  71/12/10   NEW SMRNA,FLA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1740                    N5195Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 19, 770 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SMYRNA BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW SMRNA,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- NO ACFT MALFNCTN FOUND. FLT PHASE UNKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5195Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
New Smyrna 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.