- Date
- April 13, 1969
- Place
- Meadville, MS · MEADVILLE, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9581DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190984
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0633 69/4/13 MEADVILLE,MISS PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2574 TIME - 1230 N9581D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DIXIE AIRPARK 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DID NOT PRE-FLT. ENTERED 45 DEG CLIMB AFTER T/O.RT TANK ALMOST EMPTY. PLACARD READS 1/3 TANK REQD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9581D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dixie Airpark
N9581DRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Piper PA-22S-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22S-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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