- Date
- July 22, 1966
- Place
- Gordo, AL · GORDO, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7602YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122374
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0627 66/7/22 GORDO ALA PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2534 TIME - 1045 N7602Y PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- LEFT ENGINE PLASTIC DELRIN FUEL INJECTION STEM FAILED.MFGS.SERVICE LETTER NO.464A NOT ACCOMPLISHED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7602Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7602YRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2021 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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