NYC68F0291

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-19 · Phoenicia, NY · November 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 11, 1967
Place
Phoenicia, NY · PHOENICIA, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4267APiper PA-19
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113074

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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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3-4432  67/11/11   PHOENICIA,NY        PIPER PA-19         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N4267A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- CONTINUED WITH APPROACH OF DARKNESS,SELECTED BUSY HWY,CONTACTED ROCK WALL AVOIDING ONCOMING AUTO.

Aircraft

Registration
N4267A
Reported as
Piper PA-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.