MKC67F0506

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Arcadia, NE · April 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1967
Place
Arcadia, NE · ARCADIA, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6905KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117688

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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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3-1307  67/4/22  NR.ARCADIA,NEBR       PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 709
        TIME - 1830                    N6905K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LEG STRUCK AND TURNED FUEL SELECTR VALVE OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EMERGENCY CHECKLIST NOT USED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6905K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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