UNK65X0788

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Granite, CO · November 22, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 22, 1964
Place
Granite, CO · GRANITE, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5407YPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180678

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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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2-0904  64/11/22 NR.GRANITE COLORADO   PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N5407Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N5407Y
Reported as
Piper PA-18
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.