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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Gaines, PA · July 23, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1964
Place
Gaines, PA · GAINES, PA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5806DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182562

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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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2-0461  64/7/23  NR.GAINES PA          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1400
        TIME - 1310                    N5806D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: VACUUM PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TERRAIN SLOPING BUT SUITABLE

Aircraft

Registration
N5806D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.