NYC67F0652

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Old Town, ME · May 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1967
Place
Old Town, ME · OLD TOWN, ME
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4529ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117920

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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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3-0726   67/5/4    OLD TOWN,ME         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 800
        TIME - 1330                    N4529Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD TOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BRAKE CABLE FAILED AT POINT OF 90 DEGREE CHANGE IN DIRECTION.ACFT STRUCK HANGAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N4529Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Old Town Muni

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.