NYC66F0361

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Mt.Holly, NJ · November 3, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1965
Place
Mt.Holly, NJ · MT.HOLLY, NJ
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6136Piper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174869

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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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2-0729   65/11/3   MT.HOLLY NJ         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1510                    N6136               PX-  0  1  1  CORP/EXEC                 42, 13030 TOTAL HOURS, 86
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF LEFT ENGINE CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL- EMERGENCY SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURES IMPROPER.

Aircraft

Registration
N6136
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Burlington County

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.