- Date
- August 16, 1965
- Place
- Comstock, TX · COMSTOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8689WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176655
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2395 65/8/16 COMSTOCK TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N8689W PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 42, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL DRAIN CAME OPEN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8689W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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