- Date
- June 23, 1968
- Place
- Stormville, NY · STORMVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4411HPiper PA-15
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109976
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2159 68/6/23 STORMVILLE,NY PIPER PA-15 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 23, 114 TIME - 1550 N4411H PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STORMVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- FABRIC ON TOP OF FUSELAGE CAME LOOSE, BLOCKED TAIL SURFACE EFFECTIVENESS. ACFT POORLY MAINTAINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4411H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stormville
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