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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Bowling Grn, OH · May 1, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 1, 1964
Place
Bowling Grn, OH · BOWLING GRN, OH
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5460ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185012

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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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2-0306   64/5/1    BOWLING GRN OHIO    PIPER PA22          CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1014                    N5460Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 8800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            615 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWERLINE DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N5460Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.