NYC66F0005

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA12 · Weare, NH · June 13, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1965
Place
Weare, NH · WEARE, NH
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N7928HPiper PA12
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178072

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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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2-0327  65/6/13    WEARE NH            PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1800
        TIME - 0540                    N7928H              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7928H
Reported as
Piper PA12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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