CHI67A0053

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Stow, OH · October 21, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 21, 1966
Place
Stow, OH · STOW, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6952DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120979

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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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2-1031  66/10/21   STOW OHIO           PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6952D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 3296 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2520 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT STATE UNIV.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- 2/3 OUNCE OF WATER IN CARBURETOR BOWL.

Aircraft

Registration
N6952D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kent State Univ.

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.