CHI67F0214

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Cincinnatti, OH · September 22, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1966
Place
Cincinnatti, OH · CINCINNATTI, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2123PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121146

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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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3-2558  66/9/22    CINCINNATTI OHIO    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 3722
        TIME - 1919                    N2123P              PX-  0  0  3  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 521 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUNKEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF BETWEEN RUNWAYS

Aircraft

Registration
N2123P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lunken

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