- Date
- July 21, 1970
- Place
- Ottumwa, IA · OTTUMWA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- NX4716Pietenpol AAA-1
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110999
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3238 70/7/21 OTTUMWA,IOWA PIETENPOL AAA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 961 TIME - 1308 NX4716 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTUMWA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OTTUMWA,IOWA BLACKSBURG,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- NO BRAKES OR TAILWHEEL. LANDED ON CONCRETE RWY,GROUND LOOPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NX4716
- Reported as
- Pietenpol AAA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ottumwa Muni