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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA16 · Morganton, AR · April 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1964
Place
Morganton, AR · MORGANTON, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5807HPiper PA16
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184380

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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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3-1021  64/4/25    MORGANTON ARK       PIPER PA16          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 425
        TIME - 1945                    N5807H              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     GROUND FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LOG-NIGHT LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5807H
Reported as
Piper PA16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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