MKC67F0369

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · St.Louis, MO · November 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 16, 1966
Place
St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8440PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119844

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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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3-4033  66/11/16   ST.LOUIS MO         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 372
        TIME - 1807                    N8440P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENGINE STOPPED 10 FT.ABOVE RUNWAY.PLT CLEARED RUNWAY ON ROLLOUT.AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEEP RUT OFF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8440P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lambert

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