NYC69D0192

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J5A · Jacksons Crnr, NY · August 4, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1968
Place
Jacksons Crnr, NY · JACKSONS CRNR, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N27159Piper J5A
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108535

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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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3-3488   68/8/4    JACKSONS CRNR,NY    PIPER J5A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1730                    N27159              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N27159
Reported as
Piper J5A
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.