UNK70X0108

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Wawa, Canada · January 4, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1970
Place
Wawa, Canada · WAWA,CANADA, CD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9991DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138467

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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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6-0030   70/1/4    WAWA,CANADA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 160
        TIME - 0955                    N9991D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9991D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Strip

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.