- Date
- April 19, 1972
- Place
- Morris, MN · MORRIS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4639ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166273
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1562 72/4/19 MORRIS,MINN PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 83 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N4639Z PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALEXANDRIA,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- SOFT RWY NOT DISCERNIBLE FROM THE AIR NOT MARKED,NO NOTAM. PLT SAW ACFT TKOF PRIOR HIS LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4639Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morris Muni
N4639ZRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Piper PA-22-108Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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