UNK64X1641

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA16 · Swanton, OH · May 6, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1964
Place
Swanton, OH · SWANTON, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5910HPiper PA16
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184969

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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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3-1183   64/5/6    SWANTON OHIO        PIPER PA16          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1600
        TIME - 1820                    N5910H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N5910H
Reported as
Piper PA16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.