UNK64X1931

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA12 · Harwinton, CT · May 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 24, 1964
Place
Harwinton, CT · HARWINTON, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3840MPiper PA12
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184087

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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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3-1409  64/5/24    HARWINTON CONN      PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 113
        TIME - 1435                    N3840M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNNYCAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N3840M
Reported as
Piper PA12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johnnycake

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