MKC68A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Benton, MO · July 13, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 13, 1967
Place
Benton, MO · BENTON, MO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4786PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115979

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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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2-1132  67/7/13    BENTON,MO           PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2125                    N4786P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  40, 1920 TOTAL HOURS, 248
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED IN HIGH SPEED LOW ALTITUDE ROLL.

Aircraft

Registration
N4786P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.