- Date
- July 20, 1975
- Place
- Bradenton, FL · BRADENTON, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N770JPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750720030769A
- Case key
- 150055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2644 75/7/20 BRADENTON,FL PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 428 TIME - 1630 N770J PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 237 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA-BRADENTN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BUFFALO,NY NAPLES,FL BRADENTON,FL 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) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- OUTBOARD FUEL TANKS VOID OF FUEL,FUEL SEL PSND TO OUBOARD TANKS.ACFT BANKED SHARPLY L BFR DSCNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N770J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sarasota-Bradentn
N770JRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.