- Date
- March 19, 1968
- Place
- Nevada, MO · NEVADA, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6079ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110389
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1465 68/3/19 NEVADA,MO PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 425 TIME - 1130 N6079Z PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: CARBURETOR DE-ICING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MIXTURE SET TOO RICH.CARB HEAT CONTROL LOOSE AT VALVE CONTROL ARM. CARB HEAT WENT TO FULL HOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6079Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nevada City
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