UNK66X0158

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Spring Valley, NY · July 15, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1966
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7322WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122127

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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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3-2090  66/7/15    SPRING VALLEY NY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1840                    N7322W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMPO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7322W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rampo Valley

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.