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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Sidney, NE · June 29, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1964
Place
Sidney, NE · SIDNEY, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4785ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185942

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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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3-1872  64/6/29    SIDNEY NEB          PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N4785Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4785Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sidney Municipal

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.