UNK64X1820

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · El Dorado, KS · May 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1964
Place
El Dorado, KS · EL DORADO, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N892APiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183984

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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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3-1316  64/5/18    EL DORADO KANS      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N892A               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL DORADO MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N892A
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
El Dorado Mun

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.