- Date
- August 28, 1970
- Place
- Mt.Carmel, IL · MT.CARMEL, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5887PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1263 70/8/28 MT.CARMEL,ILL PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 588 TIME - 1540 N5887P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKERMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTON,OHIO MT.CARMEL,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CARB PARTING SURFACES LOOSE.HI TIME CARB.PLT STALLED AVOIDING WIRES AT END OF RWY.FULL FLAP APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5887P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beckerman
N5887PRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N5887P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA01LA058Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPittsview, ALThe failure of the pilot to conduct proper preflight planning, resulting in loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent emergency descent and landing to an open field.NTSB FTW72DPJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedMidwest City, OK