- Date
- February 17, 1970
- Place
- Palm Harbor, FL · PALM HARBOR, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8225YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136363
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0950 70/2/17 PALM HARBOR,FLA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N8225Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 51, 15750 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 340 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.PETERSBURG,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SIM ENG OUT PRACTICE.L PROP FEATH.R PROP WENT TO UNWANTED FEATH.PROP DOME AIR PRESS EXCESSIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8225Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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