- Date
- March 29, 1973
- Place
- Dimmitt, TX · DIMMITT, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1239PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730329007119A
- Case key
- 170352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0641 73/3/29 DIMMITT,TEX PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 189 TIME - 1642 N1239P PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DIMMITT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DIMMITT,TEX DALLAS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT NOT MULTIENG RATED. FAILED TO FEATHER PROP WHEN ENG FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1239P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dimmitt
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1239P · 1
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