- Date
- July 18, 1969
- Place
- Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9150YPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2807 69/7/18 BURBANK,CALIF PIPER PA-31 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0524 N9150Y PX- 0 1 0 CTR CARGO-D AGE 26, 1825 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 162 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CALIF FRESNO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- OBS HEARD ENG BACKFIRING.PX BETWEEN P,CP WITH NO SEAT OR BELT.NEAR GROSS WT,CARGO NOT TIED DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9150Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hollywood-Burbank
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