- Date
- January 31, 1971
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2251PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0181 71/1/31 DAYTONA BEACH,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 787 TIME - 0942 N2251P PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BEACH,FLA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L ENG OIL PRESS RELIEF SPRING FAILED AT UNDET TIME.PLT FEATH R PROP,DIDNT ABORT T/O.LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2251P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Daytona Beach
N2251PRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2009 · Piper PA-23Airframe modelPiper PA-23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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