- Date
- July 30, 1972
- Place
- Moorland, IA · MOORLAND, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8663WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168124
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2568 72/7/30 MOORLAND,IOWA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1815 N8663W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 51, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NESLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOORLAND,IOWA EAGLE GROVE,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT STATED PAX INADVERTENTLY KICKED FUEL SELECTOR WHILE ENPLANING. LND IN CORNFIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8663W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nesler
N8663WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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