- Date
- January 11, 1971
- Place
- Pearland, TX · PEARLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2426MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159945
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0540 71/1/11 PEARLAND,TEX PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 410 TIME - 1500 N2426M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEARLAND,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- TWO LOW POINTS FOUND IN BUBBLE TANK VENT LINE,FILLED WITH FUEL,PREVENTED THE TANK FROM VENTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2426M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clover