UNK64X1034

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA16 · Leander, TX · March 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1964
Place
Leander, TX · LEANDER, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5692HPiper PA16
Status
Completed · report September 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184502

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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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3-0703  64/3/25    LEANDER TEX         PIPER PA16          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 168
        TIME - 2215                    N5692H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARK RANCH STRIP0
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N5692H
Reported as
Piper PA16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bark Ranch Strip0

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.