- Date
- October 15, 1969
- Place
- Columbia, MO · COLUMBIA, MO
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3577HPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153035
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4239 69/10/15 COLUMBIA,MO PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 278 TIME - 1630 N3577H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 219 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL TANKS NOT EQUIPPED WITH QUICK DRAINS.GASCOLATER BOWL FOUND ALMOST FULL OF WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3577H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbia