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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Rumford, ME · May 24, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 24, 1964
Place
Rumford, ME · RUMFORD, ME
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9511DPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184083

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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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3-1405  64/5/24    RUMFORD ME          PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 150
        TIME - 1600                    N9511D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUMFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF AREA TOO SHORT, ABANDONED AIRPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9511D
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rumford

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.