NYC66F0148

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Salisbury, MD · July 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1965
Place
Salisbury, MD · SALISBURY, MD
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N943APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176644

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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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3-2385  65/7/25    SALISBURY MD        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 255
        TIME - 2230                    N943A               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALISBURY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING-RUNWAY LIGHTS NOT ON.

Aircraft

Registration
N943A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Salisbury

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.