UNK65X1313

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Viola, KS · January 18, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1965
Place
Viola, KS · VIOLA, KS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6834BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report March 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180471

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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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2-0025  65/1/18    VIOLA KANS          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 125
        TIME - 1550                    N6834B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RURAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE

Aircraft

Registration
N6834B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rural

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.