UNK65X1404

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Woodstock, CT · February 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1965
Place
Woodstock, CT · WOODSTOCK, CT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5989DPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180087

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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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3-0170   65/2/7    WOODSTOCK CONN      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 168
        TIME - 1300                    N5989D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODSTOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N5989D
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Woodstock

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.