NYC66F0021

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Perry, NY · May 31, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1965
Place
Perry, NY · PERRY, NY
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4387PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report July 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177938

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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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3-1359  65/5/31    PERRY NY            PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 134
        TIME - 1430                    N4387P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY-WARSAW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH DRAINAGE HOLE

Aircraft

Registration
N4387P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Perry-Warsaw

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.