UNK65X0405

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Beckenridge, TX · October 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 24, 1964
Place
Beckenridge, TX · BECKENRIDGE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5768WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180899

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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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3-3311  64/10/24 NR.BECKENRIDGE TEX    PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N5768W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5768W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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