UNK65X0546

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Gleason, TN · November 3, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1964
Place
Gleason, TN · GLEASON, TN
Injuries
4 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1631PPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181592

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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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2-0585   64/11/3 NR.GLEASON TENN       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 21, 1
        TIME - 1615                    N1631P              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
          PILOT-UNQUAL UNCERT PERSON ATTEMPT FLT WO PERMISS.
        REMARKS- FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND TRYING TO LAND.

Aircraft

Registration
N1631P
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.