FTW79DPJ36

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Pauls Valley, OK · August 21, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1979
Place
Pauls Valley, OK · PAULS VALLEY, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N652APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790821033939A
Case key
134270

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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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3-2968  79/8/21  NR.PAULS VALLEY,OK    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 385
        TIME - 1535                    N652A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAULS VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-SWITCHED FUEL TANKS,ENG STOPPED & UNABLE TO RESTART PRIOR TO CRASH.FUEL FOUND IN TANKS.

Aircraft

Registration
N652A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pauls Valley

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.