- Date
- June 9, 1969
- Place
- Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5996WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172086
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2897 69/6/9 KANSAS CITY,KANS PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 63 TOTAL TIME - 1512 N5996W PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDEPENDENCE,MO KANSAS CITY,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ELECT FUEL PUMP VALVE LEAKING.PARALLEL INSTLN CAUSED CAVITATION OF ENG PUMP.OPS NML ELECT PUMP ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5996W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fairfax
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