MIA66F0449

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Greenville, TN · March 14, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1966
Place
Greenville, TN · GREENVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5426ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173066

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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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3-0426  66/3/14    GREENVILLE TENN     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1355                    N5426Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5426Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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