CHI70AC050

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Carey, OH · February 7, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 7, 1970
Place
Carey, OH · CAREY, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9399PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138156

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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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3-1070   70/2/7    CAREY,OHIO          PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1505                    N9399P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 1560 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOCK HAVEN,PA               ANN ARBOR,MICH               WASHINGTON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
          FLT CONTROLS-OVERLOAD FAILURE FOR UNK CAUSE.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FIN FRONT SPAR L REINFORCING ANGLE 9PCT BLO STD.

Aircraft

Registration
N9399P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.