MKC66F0549

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Minnesota Lk, MN · May 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1966
Place
Minnesota Lk, MN · MINNESOTA LK, MN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6893KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171875

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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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3-2204   66/5/8    MINNESOTA LK MINN   PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N6893K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 2580 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            251 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAROLD TEUFERT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6893K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harold Teufert

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