UNK65X0234

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Palmer, AK · October 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1964
Place
Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7103BPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181465

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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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3-3191  64/10/11   PALMER  ALAS        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 900
        TIME - 1530                    N7103B              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIDAY CREEK STRP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N7103B
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Friday Creek Strp

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.