LAX68D0282

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Winslow, AZ · December 25, 1967

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 25, 1967
Place
Winslow, AZ · WINSLOW, AZ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
CF-SPTPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112543

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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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E-0024  67/12/25   WINSLOW,ARIZ        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1210                    CF-SPT              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  21, 52 TOTAL HOURS, ALL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN DEEP SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-SPT
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage