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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Staten Island, NY · August 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1964
Place
Staten Island, NY · STATEN ISLAND, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3663APiper PA22
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182365

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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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3-2398   64/8/8    STATEN ISLAND NY    PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 484
        TIME - 1800                    N3663A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- AIRPORT ABANDONED AND RUNWAY MARKED CLOSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3663A
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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