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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA12 · Beaver Creek, OR · April 28, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 28, 1964
Place
Beaver Creek, OR · BEAVER CREEK, OR
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N98905Piper PA12
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184437

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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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3-1070  64/4/28    BEAVER CREEK OREG   PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 173
        TIME - 1100                    N98905              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER S AIRSTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N98905
Reported as
Piper PA12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Turner S Airstrip

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.