- Date
- February 25, 1970
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1055PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140640
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0504 70/2/25 COMPTON,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 800 TIME - 2225 N1055P PX- 0 0 2 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HAWTHORNE,CALIF HAWTHORNE,CALIF COMPTON,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS COPILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- DURING SIM ENG OUT,CP CUT FUEL SELECTOR UNK TO PLT,WHO GOT BELOW VMC. GR AND FLAPS WERE NOT RAISED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1055P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Compton
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