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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Guy, AR · September 23, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1975
Place
Guy, AR · GUY, AR
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6514PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750923028779A
Case key
150337

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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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3-2379  75/9/23    GUY,AR              PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 553
        TIME - 1445                    N6514P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OMAHA,NE                    LITTLE ROCK,AR               CLINTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIDNT REFUEL AT ENROUTE STOP. HIT STONE FENCE & DIKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6514P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6514P · 2

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