LAX68F0152

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Tehachapi, CA · September 12, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1967
Place
Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1250PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114280

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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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3-3318  67/9/12    TEHACHAPI,CALIF     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1750                    N1250P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 38, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN COUNTY 4
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- PRACTICE SINGLE ENG GO AROUND.RT PROP FEATHERED. PLT FAILED TO ATTAIN SINGLE ENG CLIMB SPEED-

Aircraft

Registration
N1250P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kern County 4

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.