UNK64X3183

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Wheeling, IL · August 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1964
Place
Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5602ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182284

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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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3-2318   64/8/2    WHEELING ILL        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N5602Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N5602Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chicagoland

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.