UNK65X1181

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA17 · Strandburg, SD · December 29, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1964
Place
Strandburg, SD · STRANDBURG, SD
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5548HPiper PA17
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180408

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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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3-3884  64/12/29   STRANDBURG SD       PIPER PA17          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 750
        TIME - 0820                    N5548H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N5548H
Reported as
Piper PA17
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage