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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Miami Beach, FL · June 29, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 29, 1964
Place
Miami Beach, FL · MIAMI BEACH, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N5198ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183564

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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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2-0322  64/6/29    MIAMI BEACH FLA     PIPER PA22          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N5198Z              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        REMARKS- PSG WAS A STUDENT PILOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5198Z
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.