MKC68F0044

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Little River, KS · July 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1967
Place
Little River, KS · LITTLE RIVER, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7659ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115519

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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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3-2415  67/7/11    LITTLE RIVER,KANS   PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5500
        TIME - 1920                    N7659Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N7659Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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