UNK65X0434

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23 · Payette, ID · October 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1964
Place
Payette, ID · PAYETTE, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4075PPiper PA23
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180924

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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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3-3334  64/10/25   PAYETTE ID          PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 200
        TIME - 1500                    N4075P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAYETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR FOUND TO BE 40 MPH FAST

Aircraft

Registration
N4075P
Reported as
Piper PA23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Payette

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.