- Date
- May 23, 1975
- Place
- Conway, SC · CONWAY, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5723ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750523014199A
- Case key
- 149025
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1219 75/5/23 CONWAY,SC PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 388 TIME - 1815 N5723Z PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 356 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLINS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONWAY,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- WHEN ENG STOPPED ACFT ENTRD STEEP BANK TO L DRG WHICH THE NOSE DROPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5723Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Collins
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.