- Date
- October 24, 1971
- Place
- Buffalo, MO · BUFFALO, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8603CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4028 71/10/24 BUFFALO,MO PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 110 TIME - 1715 N8603C PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- 2 3/8IN OF WATER FOUND IN REFUELING TANK.CRASH LNDD IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8603C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buffalo
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