MKC68D0425

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Montrose, MO · December 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1967
Place
Montrose, MO · MONTROSE, MO
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6059YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112423

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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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3-4616  67/12/12   MONTROSE,MO         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12500
        TIME - 1045                    N6059Y              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALHOUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N6059Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Calhoun

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.