NYC67A0085

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Northeast, PA · November 23, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 23, 1966
Place
Northeast, PA · NORTHEAST, PA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4202ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120028

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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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2-0983  66/11/23   NORTHEAST PA        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 103
        TIME - 1440                    N4202Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOOREHEAD AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED 100 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N4202Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Moorehead Airpark

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.