MIA72DKT15

NTSB accident investigation · Siai-Marche S.205 · W Palm Beach, FL · September 5, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1971
Place
W Palm Beach, FL · W PALM BEACH, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N993WASiai-Marche S.205
Status
Completed · report April 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163823

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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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3-3554   71/9/5    W PALM BEACH,FLA    SIAI-MARCHE S.205   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 1296
        TIME - 2117                    N993WA              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INT.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANTANA,FLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N993WA
Reported as
Siai-Marche S.205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palm Beach Int.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.