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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Andrews, TX · December 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 22, 1964
Place
Andrews, TX · ANDREWS, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8764DPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180253

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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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3-3654  64/12/22   ANDREWS TEX         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 236
        TIME - 1230                    N8764D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF AREA WAS INSUFFICIENT IN LENGTH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8764D
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.