CHI67D0643

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Spiceland, IN · April 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1967
Place
Spiceland, IN · SPICELAND, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5070ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117492

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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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3-1103   67/4/7    SPICELAND,IND       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N5070Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5070Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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