- Date
- July 20, 1971
- Place
- Huntington, WV · HUNTINGTON, WV
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7276YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0943 71/7/20 HUNTINGTON,W VA PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1700 TIME - 1211 N7276Y PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTINGTON,W VA ALTOONA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- R FUEL SELECT BTWN MAIN AND AUX TANKS.ACFT YAWED R AFTR T/O,NOSE LIFTED,ACFT IN TIGHT L TURN-DSCND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7276Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tri-State
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