NYC68D0156

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · New Salem, NY · August 31, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1967
Place
New Salem, NY · NEW SALEM, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7236DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report December 4, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114170

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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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3-3164  67/8/31    NEW SALEM,NY        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0600                    N7236D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 875 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SALEM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOTS KNEE HIT THROTTLE WHEN REACHING IN BACK FOR RAG. PKD ACFT N76041-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7236D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Salem

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