FTW70F0194

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Mooreland, OK · September 2, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1969
Place
Mooreland, OK · MOORELAND, OK
Injuries
3 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7689JPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158210

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2574   69/9/2    MOORELAND,OKLA      PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 109
        TIME - 1815                    N7689J              PX-  0  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENID,OKLA                   ENID,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SWITCHED TANKS TOO RAPIDLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7689J
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.