- Date
- April 23, 1967
- Place
- Charles City, IA · CHARLES CITY, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7784YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0560 67/4/23 CHARLES CITY,IOWA PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1240 N7784Y PX- 0 1 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 38, 3720 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLES CITY MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- FUEL SELECTORS ON L.AUX,R.MAIN TANKS.TEARDOWN LEFT ENG SHOWED NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE.PROP NOT FETHRD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7784Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Charles City Muni
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