UNK64X1877

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA11 · Franklin, NC · May 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1964
Place
Franklin, NC · FRANKLIN, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4902MPiper PA11
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184036

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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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3-1363  64/5/22    FRANKLIN NC         PIPER PA11          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 300
        TIME - 1900                    N4902M              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N4902M
Reported as
Piper PA11
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Franklin

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.