UNK64X1648

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Wichita, KS · May 7, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 7, 1964
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7221WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184877

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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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2-0134   64/5/7    WICHITA KAN         PIPER PA28          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 0407                    N7221W              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N7221W
Reported as
Piper PA28
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.