NYC65F0016

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Wallkill, NY · January 31, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1965
Place
Wallkill, NY · WALLKILL, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6138WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180726

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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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3-0214  65/1/31    WALLKILL NY         PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N6138W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOBELT
        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
        REMARKS- STUDENT ON SECOND SOLO FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6138W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kobelt

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