FTW72DPD08

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Ft.Worth, TX · September 3, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1971
Place
Ft.Worth, TX · FT.WORTH, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5673ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163979

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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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3-3334   71/9/3    FT.WORTH,TEX        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 570
        TIME - 1830                    N5673Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.WORTH,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE

Aircraft

Registration
N5673Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mangham

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.