- Date
- July 20, 1973
- Place
- Summersville, MO · SUMMERSVILLE, MO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8400YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730720024129A
- Case key
- 189362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2189 73/7/20 SUMMERSVILLE,MO PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 297 TIME - 1830 N8400Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD SPRINGFIELD,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- OVERFLEW SUITABLE ARPTS.LOW FUEL STATE,SET UP LDG.R ENG QUIT,DIDNT FEATH PROP.OVERSHOT LDG AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8400Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8400YRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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