- Date
- January 3, 1967
- Place
- Nisland, SD · NISLAND, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2344PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119543
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0028 67/1/3 NISLAND,S DAK PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 31 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N2344P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS RANCH STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE THROUGH CRUSTED SNOW LAYER 4 TO 5 INCHES DEEP.AIRSTRIP ON PILOTS RANCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2344P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lewis Ranch Strip
N2344PRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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