MKC67F0010

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Jamestown, ND · June 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1966
Place
Jamestown, ND · JAMESTOWN, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7356ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171038

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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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3-2614  66/6/21  NR.JAMESTOWN N DAK    PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N7356Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 30, 4007 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS OPERATING FROM NARROW GRAVEL BOAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7356Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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