- Date
- October 24, 1965
- Place
- Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2476APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174389
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3895 65/10/24 FULLERTON CALIF PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1515 N2476A PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 42, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 303 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OIL COOLERS POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL SUPPLY BECAME EXHAUSTED THROUGH LOOSE CONNECTION TO OIL COOLER AND FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT SEAL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2476A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fullerton
N2476ARegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2012 · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.