- Date
- July 22, 1966
- Place
- Walteria Sta., CA · WALTERIA STA., CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3403WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121902
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3500 66/7/22 WALTERIA STA. CAL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N3403W PX- 0 0 4 DUAL AGE 44, 5109 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN RT MAIN AND RT AUX TANKS.ALL TKS EXCEPT RT MAIN WERE DRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3403W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
N3403WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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