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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Guthrie Cntr, IA · January 30, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 30, 1970
Place
Guthrie Cntr, IA · GUTHRIE CNTR, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2692APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
143487

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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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3-0502  70/1/30    GUTHRIE CNTR,IOWA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2692A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUTHRIE CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GUTHRIE CNTR,IOWA           GUTHRIE CNTR,IOWA            CRESTON,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N2692A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Guthrie Center

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.