UNK65X0650

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Winter Haven, FL · November 10, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 10, 1964
Place
Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5992DPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184178

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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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2-1035  64/11/10 NR.WINTER HAVEN FLA   PIPER PA22          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 585
        TIME - 0615                    N5992D              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT FLD MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N5992D
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gilbert Fld Mun

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.