MIA70F0165

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Arecibo, PR · September 23, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1969
Place
Arecibo, PR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4532ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 14, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151844

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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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3-4116  69/9/23    ARECIBO,PR          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N4532Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARECIBO,PR                  ARECIBO,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HEAD DOWN CHECKING MAGS IN RUN UP AREA. SPECTATOR WALKED INTO PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N4532Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Santana

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