NYC66D0490

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Morganville, NJ · December 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 19, 1965
Place
Morganville, NJ · MORGANVILLE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N92713Piper PA-12
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174356

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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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3-3853  65/12/19   MORGANVILLE NJ      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N92713              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TREE STUMP

Aircraft

Registration
N92713
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Preston

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.