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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA20 · So St Paul, MN · April 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1964
Place
So St Paul, MN · SO ST PAUL, MN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3585APiper PA20
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184319

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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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3-0966  64/4/18    SO ST PAUL MINN     PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 400
        TIME - 1300                    N3585A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N3585A
Reported as
Piper PA20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fleming Field

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.