UNK64X1428

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Crystal City, TX · April 23, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 23, 1964
Place
Crystal City, TX · CRYSTAL CITY, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7214WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184950

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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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2-0289  64/4/23    CRYSTAL CITY TEX    PIPER PA28          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3000
        TIME - 1800                    N7214W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- TEMP 90F

Aircraft

Registration
N7214W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Crystal City

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.