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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA11 · Edgewater, MD · July 15, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1964
Place
Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N78747Piper PA11
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183059

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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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3-2082  64/7/15    EDGEWATER MD        PIPER PA11          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N78747              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N78747
Reported as
Piper PA11
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lee

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.