- Date
- May 14, 1970
- Place
- Opelousas, LA · OPELOUSAS, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7691PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126659
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0954 70/5/14 OPELOUSAS,LA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1840 N7691P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LANDRY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TYLER TEXAS LAFAYETTE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL MAIN TANKS MARKED AS AUX.FUEL SELECTOR SWITCHED,NOT POS LONG ENOUGH TO REESTABLISH FUEL FLOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7691P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Landry
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