UNK64X3089

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Chicago, IL · July 28, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1964
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5826PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182209

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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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3-2250  64/7/28    CHICAGO ILL         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0920                    N5826P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N5826P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meigs

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.