- Date
- August 7, 1968
- Place
- Sister Bay, WI · SISTER BAY, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3917PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108847
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2738 68/8/7 SISTER BAY,WIS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N3917P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT LEANED MIXTURE AT CRUISE ALT OF 7500 FT.FAILED TO RETURN MIXTURE TO FULL RICH DURING DESCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3917P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3917PRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2024 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3917P · 1
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