UNK64X3819

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Houston, TX · September 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1964
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5151WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182067

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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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3-2791   64/9/6    HOUSTON TEX         PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N5151W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING ACRES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N5151W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flying Acres

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.