NYC69A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · New Holland, PA · January 24, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 24, 1969
Place
New Holland, PA · NEW HOLLAND, PA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N110KSPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114413

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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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3-0769  69/1/24    NEW HOLLAND,PA      PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1194
        TIME - 1505                    N110KS              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HOLLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        REMARKS- ADF CLRNC.ACFT NOT ADF EQUIPPED.BELOW MIN ALT ON MISSED APCH,HIT HILL.TUNED TO INCORRECT VOR FREQ.

Aircraft

Registration
N110KS
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
New Holland

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.