- Date
- September 21, 1965
- Place
- Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N286GBPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2757 65/9/21 ALLENTOWN PA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1810 N286GB PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC 56, 18476 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN-BTH-EST TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- O1L INLET HOSE FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N286GB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allentown-Bth-Est