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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA20 · Summit, AK · August 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1964
Place
Summit, AK · SUMMIT, AK
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8507CPiper PA20
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182374

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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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3-2406   64/8/9    SUMMIT ALAS         PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1088
        TIME - 0740                    N8507C              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 748 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N8507C
Reported as
Piper PA20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Summit

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.