- Date
- November 8, 1970
- Place
- Hamlin, WV · HAMLIN, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26FPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163676
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1621 70/11/8 HAMLIN,W VA PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 45 TOTAL TIME - 1520 N26F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMLIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMLIN,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF POSITION. STRUCK CREEK BANK. CP HAS NO OFFICIAL RECORD SINCE 1963.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hamlin
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