NYC65F0002

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Montgomery, NY · January 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 30, 1965
Place
Montgomery, NY · MONTGOMERY, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5686ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180054

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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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3-0139  65/1/30    MONTGOMERY NY       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N5686Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N5686Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Orange County

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