- Date
- February 23, 1970
- Place
- Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9110WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137910
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1196 70/2/23 GARY,IND PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 284 TIME - 2115 N9110W PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL CHICAGO,ILL SOUTH BEND,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL TANK SELECTOR POS R WING TIP TANK.TIP TANKS NOT FILLED BFR T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9110W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gary Municipal
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