UNK64X0768

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · St Joseph, MO · March 1, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 1, 1964
Place
St Joseph, MO · ST JOSEPH, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1422CPiper PA22
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185324

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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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3-0520   64/3/1    ST JOSEPH MO        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 274
        TIME - 1400                    N1422C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N1422C
Reported as
Piper PA22
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.