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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Vernon, MI · March 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1964
Place
Vernon, MI · VERNON, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2767PPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184490

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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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3-0692  64/3/22    VERNON MICH         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2500
        TIME - 1700                    N2767P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N2767P
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.