DIA68F0016

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Winston-Salem, NC · June 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1967
Place
Winston-Salem, NC · WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4296MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116637

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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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3-1876  67/6/11    WINSTON-SALEM, NC   PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 119
        TIME - 1850                    N4296M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH REYNOLDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LFT MAG FAILED.AFTER FAILURE ENG WAS CAPABLE OF OPERATION ON RT MAG BUT NOT ON BOTH.

Aircraft

Registration
N4296M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Smith Reynolds

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