NYC66D0281

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Stevensville, MD · October 10, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 10, 1965
Place
Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1425CPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175688

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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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3-2877  65/10/10   STEVENSVILLE MD     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 314
        TIME - 1530                    N1425C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENTMORR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N1425C
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kentmorr

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.