NYC66F0422

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Frewsberg, NY · December 8, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 8, 1965
Place
Frewsberg, NY · FREWSBERG, NY
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3298WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174905

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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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2-0880   65/12/8   FREWSBERG NY        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2306                    N3298W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 24, 370 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
          PILOT-DID NOT SEE WIRES IN TIME-EVASIVE ACT,N STAL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N3298W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.