- Date
- January 8, 1972
- Place
- Ocoee, FL · OCOEE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2220PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0032 72/1/8 OCOEE,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 302 TIME - 1435 N2220P PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGUIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCOEE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- LOST PWR L ENG DUE CARB FLOAT BINDING AND SALT WATER CORROSION AND RUST FLAKES IN FUEL PUMP SCREEN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2220P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Maguire
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