NYC67D0171

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-17 · Burlington, CT · August 6, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1966
Place
Burlington, CT · BURLINGTON, CT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4664HPiper PA-17
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122162

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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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3-2122   66/8/6    BURLINGTON CONN     PIPER PA-17         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N4664H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 766 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNNYCAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4664H
Reported as
Piper PA-17
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johnnycake

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.