MIA66A0037

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Port Orange, FL · October 1, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 1, 1965
Place
Port Orange, FL · PORT ORANGE, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7333YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175828

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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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2-0831   65/10/1   PORT ORANGE FLA     PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1406                    N7333Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 1973 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRUCE CREEK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- RT ENGINE SHUT DOWN TO SIMULATE SINGLE ENGINE FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N7333Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Spruce Creek

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.