DIA68F0163

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Crisfield, MD · February 6, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 6, 1968
Place
Crisfield, MD · CRISFIELD, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7009PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111712

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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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3-0243   68/2/6    CRISFIELD,MD        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 780
        TIME - 1300                    N7009P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRISFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRACTISING MANEUVERS FOR FLT TEST.

Aircraft

Registration
N7009P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crisfield

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