# NTSB CHI66A0036: Argosy AW-650, N601Z, 2s Piqua, OH, October 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1965
- Place: 2s Piqua, OH · 2S PIQUA, OH
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARGOSY AW-650
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wright-Patterson

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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