- Date
- December 17, 1977
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N922JSPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771217043489A
- Case key
- 144091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4206 77/12/17 VAN NUYS,CA PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 3000 TIME - 1541 N922JS PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ VAN NUYS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 54 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 140 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- RAN MAINS DRY.AUX TANKS FULL.FLEW 7 MINUTES AFTR MISSED APCH WITHOUT REPORTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N922JS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
N922JSRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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