FTW67D0470

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Lyford, TX · December 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 26, 1966
Place
Lyford, TX · LYFORD, TX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6028PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119406

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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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3-4321  66/12/26   LYFORD TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1550                    N6028P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 60, 9935 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        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- PLT REPORTED 4 HRS FUEL ABOARD AT TAKEOFF-EXHAUSTED AFTER 3 HRS 5 MINS FLIGHT-CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6028P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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