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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA20 · Greenville, ME · May 24, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 24, 1964
Place
Greenville, ME · GREENVILLE, ME
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8043CPiper PA20
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185071

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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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2-0608  64/5/24    GREENVILLE ME       PIPER PA20          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 146
        TIME - 1300                    N8043C              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.

Aircraft

Registration
N8043C
Reported as
Piper PA20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.