CHI70F0181

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Harrodsburg, KY · July 12, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1969
Place
Harrodsburg, KY · HARRODSBURG, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
XB-VUUPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157847

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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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E-0017  69/7/12    HARRODSBURG,KY      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1900                    XB-VUU              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  53, 15860 TOTAL HOURS, 75
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTSMOUTH,OHIO             HARRODSBURG,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
XB-VUU
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage