UNK64X0593

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Sandston, VA · February 17, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 17, 1964
Place
Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5585ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123895

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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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2-0101  64/2/17    SANDSTON VA         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 222
        TIME - 2000                    N5585Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- INATTENTION OF THE PASSENGER TO THE ROTATING PROPELLER

Aircraft

Registration
N5585Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Z

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.