UNK64X2376

NTSB accident investigation · Homebuilt · Crawford, NY · June 19, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1964
Place
Crawford, NY · CRAWFORD, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N177PHomebuilt
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183417

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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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3-1719  64/6/19    CRAWFORD NY         HOMEBUILT           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 420
        TIME - 1630                    N177P               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N177P
Reported as
Homebuilt
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.