MKC65A0054

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Johnson, KS · March 20, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 20, 1965
Place
Johnson, KS · JOHNSON, KS
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3584APiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179793

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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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2-0107  65/3/20    JOHNSON KANS        PIPER PA-20         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2155                    N3584A              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N3584A
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Johnson

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.