- Date
- October 21, 1972
- Place
- Bartow, FL · BARTOW, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1476PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4126 72/10/21 BARTOW,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1040 N1476P PX- 0 0 2 CHECK 24, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARTOW ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARTOW,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) CHECK PILOT - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT CHECK PILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CUT MIXTURE ABT 350-400FT AGL,UN RESTART,UN RET TO FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1476P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bartow Arpt
N1476PRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2017 · Piper PA-23Airframe modelPiper PA-23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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