DEN68F0145

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Rock Springs, WY · November 3, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1967
Place
Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
Injuries
4 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7356PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113505

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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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2-0838   67/11/3   ROCK SPRINGS,WYO    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1030
        TIME - 1330                    N7356P              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 189 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMAS BERTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SWITCHED TO EMPTY TANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N7356P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Thomas Berta