UNK64X1371

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA12 · Morrisville, PA · April 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1964
Place
Morrisville, PA · MORRISVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3088MPiper PA12
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184324

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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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3-0970  64/4/19    MORRISVILLE PA      PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3088M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3088M
Reported as
Piper PA12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Morrisville

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.