MIA67A0035

NTSB accident investigation · Curtis CW-22B · Tallahassee, FL · September 11, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 11, 1966
Place
Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N19446Curtis CW-22B
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121478

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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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2-0790  66/9/11  NR.TALLAHASSEE FLA    CURTIS CW-22B       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 1745                    N19446              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE COMM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CW 975 ENG REPLACED BY PW 985.INSTALLATION AND MODIFICATION NOT FAA CERTIFIED.1ST FLT WITH NEW ENG

Aircraft

Registration
N19446
Reported as
Curtis CW-22B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tallahassee Comm

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.