NYC67D0401

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Richland, NY · November 20, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1966
Place
Richland, NY · RICHLAND, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3258PPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120584

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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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2-0858  66/11/20   RICHLAND NY         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0840                    N3258P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N3258P
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Richland

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.