- Date
- November 22, 1964
- Place
- Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5981HPiper PA16
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180781
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3538 64/11/22 MONTROSE COLO PIPER PA16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N5981H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTROSE COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5981H
- Reported as
- Piper PA16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montrose County
N5981HRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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