UNK64X2308

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Grant, NE · June 15, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 15, 1964
Place
Grant, NE · GRANT, NE
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2915ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183526

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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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2-0242  64/6/15    GRANT NEB           PIPER PA22          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 400
        TIME - 0800                    N2915Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N2915Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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