UNK64X0963

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Ketchikan, AK · March 17, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1964
Place
Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N7110DPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185102

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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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3-0660  64/3/17    KETCHIKAN ALAS      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2500
        TIME - 1415                    N7110D              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW SHOWERS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7110D
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.

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