NYC66F0154

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Lenox, MA · August 6, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1965
Place
Lenox, MA · LENOX, MA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9029WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176494

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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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3-2165   65/8/6    LENOX MASS          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N9029W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FARM SHED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9029W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pittsfield Mun.

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.