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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Bennington, VT · April 13, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1964
Place
Bennington, VT · BENNINGTON, VT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N36272Piper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184263

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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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3-0917  64/4/13    BENNINGTON VT       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N36272              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNINGTON MNCPL
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N36272
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bennington Mncpl

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