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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Fisk, MO · September 26, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 26, 1964
Place
Fisk, MO · FISK, MO
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7820DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181758

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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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2-0733  64/9/26  NR.FISK MO            PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1543                    N7820D              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 5201 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            163 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N7820D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.