NYC69F0455

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Andover, NJ · May 30, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1969
Place
Andover, NJ · ANDOVER, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4792PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report July 11, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177955

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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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3-1492  69/5/30    ANDOVER,NJ          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 523
        TIME - 1130                    N4792P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AEROFLEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT SAID SUDDEN GUST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. ACFT STRUCK RNWY ON L WING.

Aircraft

Registration
N4792P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Aeroflex

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.