CHI75FEP28

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Wautoma, WI · October 20, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 20, 1974
Place
Wautoma, WI · WAUTOMA, WI
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1450PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741020036899A
Case key
140919

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3471  74/10/20   WAUTOMA,WIS         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N1450P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 37, 677 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUTOMA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUTOMA,WIS                 WEST BEND,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- R FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF PSN.NO FUEL FOUND IN CARB.

Aircraft

Registration
N1450P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wautoma Muni

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N1450P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.