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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Springfield, MO · July 12, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1964
Place
Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2948ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183575

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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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2-0337  64/7/12    SPRINGFIELD MO      PIPER PA22          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 100
        TIME - 2239                    N2948Z              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE

Aircraft

Registration
N2948Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Springfield Mun

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.