MIA68F0224

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Nashville, TN · October 1, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1967
Place
Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5100YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113698

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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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3-3415   67/10/1   NASHVILLE,TENN      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1455                    N5100Y              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 52, 16100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            978 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE METRO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT RETARDED PROP CONTROLS INSTEAD OF THROTTLES-BOTH PROPS FEATHERED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5100Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nashville Metro

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.