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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Frankford, DE · March 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 24, 1964
Place
Frankford, DE · FRANKFORD, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N170TPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report September 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184495

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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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3-0697  64/3/24    FRANKFORD DEL       PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 588
        TIME - 1800                    N170T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N170T
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Frankford

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.