UNK65X1386

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Dansville, NY · February 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1965
Place
Dansville, NY · DANSVILLE, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3520PPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180063

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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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3-0147   65/2/3    DANSVILLE NY        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N3520P              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N3520P
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dansville

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.