UNK64X0960

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Bingham, ME · March 17, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1964
Place
Bingham, ME · BINGHAM, ME
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
CF-NVKPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184836

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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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E-0004  64/3/17    BINGHAM MAINE       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1145                    CF-NVK              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  27, 97 TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST COMPLETETELY ERRONEOUS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR

Aircraft

Registration
CF-NVK
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage