LAX67A0055

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Buckeye, AZ · November 29, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 29, 1966
Place
Buckeye, AZ · BUCKEYE, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7824PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119426

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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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3-4348  66/11/29   BUCKEYE ARIZ        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1020
        TIME - 1750                    N7824P              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKEYE-STEPHEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- POSITIVE TERMINAL POST OF BATTERY SEPERATED AT POST BASE.OUTPUT INTERMITTENT WITH ARCING.

Aircraft

Registration
N7824P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buckeye-Stephen

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.

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