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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA16 · Lincoln, NE · April 13, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1964
Place
Lincoln, NE · LINCOLN, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5250HPiper PA16
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184260

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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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3-0914  64/4/13    LINCOLN NEBR        PIPER PA16          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 238
        TIME - 1030                    N5250H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N5250H
Reported as
Piper PA16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Union

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.