UNK64X3795

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA30 · Wiggins, MS · September 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1964
Place
Wiggins, MS · WIGGINS, MS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7299YPiper PA30
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182053

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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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3-2778   64/9/5    WIGGINS MISS        PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 270
        TIME - 1230                    N7299Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLIMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7299Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Holliman

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.