FTW69D0475

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Burnet, TX · February 28, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1969
Place
Burnet, TX · BURNET, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3273PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report July 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184310

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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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3-1518  69/2/28    BURNET,TEX          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N3273P              PX-  0  0  1  CHECK                     AGE 45, 1360 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURNET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- SIMULATED SINGLE ENG LDG.CHECK PLT ALLOWED PLT TO GET TOO LOW AND SLOW ON APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N3273P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Burnet

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.