UNK64X1527

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Charleston, SC · April 30, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 30, 1964
Place
Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6026WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184454

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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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3-1086  64/4/30    CHARLESTON SC       PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N6026W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNS ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N6026W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johns Island

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.