- Date
- January 2, 1966
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7564YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80083
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0501 66/1/2 FT LAUDERDALE FLA PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 258 TIME - 0922 N7564Y PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE INT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PWR PLT-UNWANTED FEATHER NO 1 PROP UNDET REASON. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LDG GEAR,FLAPS NOT RETRACTED DURING EMERGENCY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7564Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft Lauderdale Int
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