# NTSB FTW67F0114: Turner T-40A, N115ET, Piedmont, OK, August 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1966
- Place: Piedmont, OK · PIEDMONT, OK
- Location: 35.6420° N, 97.7464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6420&lon=-97.7464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2051   66/8/2    PIEDMONT OKLA       TURNER T-40A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1220                    N115ET              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 40, 1371 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            185 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK RICHARDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY CLOGGED BY SANDING DUST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N115ET (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TURNER T-40A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jack Richards

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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