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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Lake Geneva, WI · July 27, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 27, 1964
Place
Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2816PPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182191

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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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3-2234  64/7/27    LAKE GENEVA WIS     PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N2816P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N2816P
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.