CHI66A0036

NTSB accident investigation · Argosy AW-650 · 2s Piqua, OH · October 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 14, 1965
Place
2s Piqua, OH · 2S PIQUA, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N601ZArgosy AW-650
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176302

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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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1-0077  65/10/14   2S PIQUA OHIO       ARGOSY AW-650       CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1743                    N601Z               PX-  0  0  0                            26, 5616 TOTAL HOURS, 146
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-4 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- M601Z COLLIDED WITH SUPPORTING PYLONS OF A HIGHWAY OVERPASS AND AN AUTOMOBILE AFTER LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N601Z
Reported as
Argosy AW-650
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wright-Patterson