MKC66F0396

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Herington, KS · January 17, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 17, 1966
Place
Herington, KS · HERINGTON, KS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1165CPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174093

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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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2-0077  66/1/17    HERINGTON KANS      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 150
        TIME - 1800                    N1165C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERINGTON MUNICIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N1165C
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Herington Municip

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.