NYC66A0065

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · White Plains, NY · December 12, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 12, 1965
Place
White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7056YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175042

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1087  65/12/12   WHITE PLAINS NY     PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1000
        TIME - 1150                    N7056Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE

Aircraft

Registration
N7056Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Westchester Co.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.