MKC68D0344

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Maquoketa, IA · November 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1967
Place
Maquoketa, IA · MAQUOKETA, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6749BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112784

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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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3-4048  67/11/12   MAQUOKETA,IOWA      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6749B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SWIFT MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N6749B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Swift Muni

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.