CHI66A0048

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Ironton, OH · November 14, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 14, 1965
Place
Ironton, OH · IRONTON, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7384PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174989

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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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2-1000  65/11/14 NR.IRONTON OHIO       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1525
        TIME - 0902                    N7384P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 499 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
          MISC-WATER FROZE IN FUEL SELECTOR BLOCKING FLOW
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      36
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE

Aircraft

Registration
N7384P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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