UNK64X1133

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Spring Valley, NY · April 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1964
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N554ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184583

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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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3-0786   64/4/2    SPRING VALLEY NY    PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N554Z               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES                          VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N554Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ramapo