UNK65X0492

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Pilot, NC · October 30, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 30, 1964
Place
Pilot, NC · PILOT, NC
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4750ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181590

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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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2-0570  64/10/30   PILOT NC            PIPER PA22          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N4750Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N4750Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Perry

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.