- Date
- October 31, 1965
- Place
- Clanton, AL · CLANTON, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4727HPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175082
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3067 65/10/31 CLANTON ALA PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 55, 375 TIME - 1530 N4727H PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAGG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PILOT INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED FUEL TANK SELECTOR TO OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE TRIM TAB CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4727H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gragg
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