- Date
- January 18, 1972
- Place
- Chambers, NE · CHAMBERS, NE
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4897PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0753 72/1/18 NR.CHAMBERS,NEBR PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0104 N4897P PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 29, 4244 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 152 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAHA,NEBR HOT SPRINGS,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- R ENG FEATH FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SAFE ALT. FLEW INTO PHONE POLE,WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4897P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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