UNK64X0900

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Pottstown, PA · March 13, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 13, 1964
Place
Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6119DPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185880

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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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3-0635  64/3/13    POTTSTOWN PA        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N6119D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N6119D
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pottstown Mun

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.