- Date
- March 31, 1970
- Place
- Accokeek, MD · ACCOKEEK, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5038PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1720 70/3/31 ACCOKEEK,MD PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE TIME - 1520 N5038P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 34, 460 TOTAL HOURS, 49 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALLAHASSE,FLA BALTIMORE,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT NOTED HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION APROX 90MI PRIOR TO EMERG LDG.CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.R WING DAMAGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5038P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5038PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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