NYC65D0189

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Cape May, NJ · March 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 20, 1965
Place
Cape May, NJ · CAPE MAY, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3143PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178779

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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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3-0860  65/3/20    CAPE MAY NJ         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 320
        TIME - 1045                    N3143P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE MAY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N3143P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cape May County