MIA69A0010

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Bradenton, FL · August 26, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 26, 1968
Place
Bradenton, FL · BRADENTON, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7413PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108606

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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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3-3885  68/8/26    BRADENTON,FLA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 150
        TIME - 0701                    N7413P              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA-BRADENTN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           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
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING STEEP LT TURN BACK TO ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7413P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sarasota-Bradentn

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.