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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · San German, PR · June 23, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 23, 1964
Place
San German, PR · SAN GERMAN, PR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5915ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182819

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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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3-1782  64/6/23    SAN GERMAN P R      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N5915Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N5915Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
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.