NYC66A0077

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Rockaway, NJ · January 22, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 22, 1966
Place
Rockaway, NJ · ROCKAWAY, NJ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6844PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174095

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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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2-0083  66/1/22    ROCKAWAY NJ         PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 330
        TIME - 1136                    N6844P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ACFT.RADIO CORP.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INADVERTENT SPIN DURING PRACTICE POWER ON STALLS

Aircraft

Registration
N6844P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Acft.Radio Corp.

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