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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Greenwood Lake, NJ · February 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1964
Place
Greenwood Lake, NJ · GREENWOOD LAKE, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7124WPiper PA28
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185243

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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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3-0447  64/2/22    GREENWOOD LAKE NJ   PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N7124W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7124W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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