DEN66F0215

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Delta, CO · January 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 14, 1966
Place
Delta, CO · DELTA, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7847PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 18, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173967

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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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3-0195  66/1/14    DELTA COLO          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1655                    N7847P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 2950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7847P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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