FTW72AF034

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Piedmont, OK · December 11, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 11, 1971
Place
Piedmont, OK · PIEDMONT, OK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5461SPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164413

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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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3-3627  71/12/11   PIEDMONT,OKLA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0905                    N5461S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 486 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            127 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILEY POST ARPT,OKLA        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOADED UP DURG PRACTICE FRCD LDG,DID NOT RESPOND TO PWR RCVRY.I/P STALLED ACFT ON APCH TO LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N5461S
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.