NYC67A0111

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Dedham, MA · February 9, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 9, 1967
Place
Dedham, MA · DEDHAM, MA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N9588JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119099

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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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2-0077   67/2/9    DEDHAM,MASS         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N9588J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK HOUSE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9588J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.