- Date
- August 31, 1965
- Place
- Elysburg, PA · ELYSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5259KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2586 65/8/31 ELYSBURG PA NAVION B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 291 TIME - 1805 N5259K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAMOKIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- CROSSWIND GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5259K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shamokin
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