MIA66F0378

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Nashville, TN · December 10, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 10, 1965
Place
Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8719PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174420

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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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3-3929  65/12/10   NASHVILLE TENN      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2411
        TIME - 1515                    N8719P              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL FILTER MOUNTING ADAPTER GASKET P/N 74904 FAILED. LANDING MADE ON HIGHWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8719P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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