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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA15 · Madison, CT · May 30, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1964
Place
Madison, CT · MADISON, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4344HPiper PA15
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183769

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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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3-1472  64/5/30    MADISON CONN        PIPER PA15          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1128                    N4344H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRISWOLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N4344H
Reported as
Piper PA15
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Griswold

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.