- Date
- August 28, 1964
- Place
- Islip, NY · ISLIP, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5781HPiper PA16
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181950
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2658 64/8/28 ISLIP NY PIPER PA16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 4750 TIME - 1327 N5781H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- FABRIC FAILED AT ATTACH POINT TO WINDSHIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5781H
- Reported as
- Piper PA16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5781HRegistration cancelled Dec 13, 2019 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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