UNK65X0400

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Tempe, AZ · October 24, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 24, 1964
Place
Tempe, AZ · TEMPE, AZ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3113ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180894

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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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3-3306  64/10/24   TEMPE ARIZ          PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N3113Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDERS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3113Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sanders Field

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.