- Date
- October 26, 1973
- Place
- Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1365PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731026034139A
- Case key
- 188322
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3122 73/10/26 TERRE HAUTE,IND PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N1365P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 480 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY KING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TERRE HAUTE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FAILED LEFT ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD APR 2875 HOURS WITHOUT OVERHAUL.PROP NOT FEA,BOOST PUMP OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1365P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sky King
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.