- Date
- May 26, 1966
- Place
- Nsilver Creek, MS · NSILVER CREEK, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8251PSpiper PA24
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171208
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1317 66/5/26 NSILVER CREEK MIS SPIPER PA24 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1150 N8251P PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 47, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL PUMP OUTLET FITTING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8251P
- Reported as
- Spiper PA24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8251PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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