- Date
- March 14, 1968
- Place
- Altus, OK · ALTUS, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7278YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111637
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0493 68/3/14 ALTUS,OKLA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6829 TIME - 1550 N7278Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTUS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- SIMULATED T/O EMERGENCY. INSTRUCTOR CUT MIXTURE CONTROL ON LEFT ENG. ACFT STRUCK DIRT BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7278Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Altus