- Date
- February 26, 1967
- Place
- St-Thomas, VI · ST-THOMAS,VI, VI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4308YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0550 67/2/26 ST-THOMAS,VI PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1552 N4308Y PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG 51, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S.TRUMAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. LEFT ENGINE FAILED. ACFT VEERED TO LEFT. RNWY REMAINING-3800 FEET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4308Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harry S.Truman
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