MIA67A0022

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Greenville, TN · August 10, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 10, 1966
Place
Greenville, TN · GREENVILLE, TN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9236JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122396

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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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2-0646  66/8/10  NR.GREENVILLE TENN    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 113
        TIME - 1410                    N9236J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENG HEARD TO SPUTTER BUT PWR RECOVERED PRIOR IMPACT.INDICATION SPIN RECOVERY STARTED PRIOR CRASH.

Aircraft

Registration
N9236J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.