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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Sarasota, FL · May 10, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 10, 1964
Place
Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4577ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185026

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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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2-0333  64/5/10  NR.SARASOTA FLORIDA   PIPER PA22          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4577Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N4577Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sarasota-Bradnton

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.