NYC66F0203

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Vincentown, NJ · August 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1965
Place
Vincentown, NJ · VINCENTOWN, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1417APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176200

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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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3-3191  65/8/12    VINCENTOWN NJ       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N1417A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE FAILING ALLOWING MIXTURE CONTROL TO GO INTO LEAN

Aircraft

Registration
N1417A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hall

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.