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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Minto, AK · May 30, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1964
Place
Minto, AK · MINTO, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2478PPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183133

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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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3-2319  64/5/30  NR.MINTO ALAS         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1150
        TIME - 2130                    N2478P              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2478P
Reported as
Piper PA22
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.