- Date
- December 18, 1968
- Place
- Salina, KS · SALINA, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3464WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80030
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4505 68/12/18 NR.SALINA,KANS PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4596 TIME - 1841 N3464W PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 723 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- LEFT WING TIP FUEL TANK EXPLODED.FIRE APRXLY 10 SEC DURATION.PLT REPORTED STATIC DISCHARGE IN AREA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3464W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage