MKC67D0597

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Emporia, KS · May 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 7, 1967
Place
Emporia, KS · EMPORIA, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4960PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117239

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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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3-1519   67/5/7    EMPORIA,KANS        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1001
        TIME - 1715                    N4960P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N4960P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.