MIA69A0081

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Lawrenceville, GA · May 30, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 30, 1969
Place
Lawrenceville, GA · LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5938PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182909

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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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3-1252  69/5/30    LAWRENCEVILLE,GA    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 138
        TIME - 1100                    N5938P              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5938P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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