MKC67A0042

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-11 · Lexington, MO · April 28, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 28, 1967
Place
Lexington, MO · LEXINGTON, MO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5019HPiper PA-11
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117857

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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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2-0470  67/4/28  NR.LEXINGTON,MO       PIPER PA-11         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1612                    N5019H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 19, 540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SPRAY ACFT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FLT CONTROLS.PILOT AT CONTROLS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5019H
Reported as
Piper PA-11
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lexington

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.