- Date
- April 7, 1971
- Place
- Norman, OK · NORMAN, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2047PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132872
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0079 71/4/7 NORMAN,OKLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2105 N2047P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAX WESTHEIMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WORTH,TEX NORMAN,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- L PROP FEATH FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. INVEST DISCLOSED NO ENG MALFUNCTION. PLTS TIME AS OF 7/29/70
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2047P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Max Westheimer
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