- Date
- November 29, 1975
- Place
- Aguila, AZ · AGUILA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8932DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751129036929A
- Case key
- 151886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3340 75/11/29 AGUILA,AZ PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1125 TIME - 1630 N8932D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1080 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AGUILA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AGUILA,AZ CHANDLER,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO SELECT PROPER FUEL TANK BFOR T/O
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8932D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aguila
N8932DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8932D · 1
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