- Date
- July 4, 1964
- Place
- Clarksburg, WV · CLARKSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8665WPiper PA28
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183261
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1929 64/7/4 CLARKSBURG W VA PIPER PA28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 150 TIME - 1450 N8665W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 6500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- WIND GUSTY TO 30 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8665W
- Reported as
- Piper PA28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Benedum
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