NYC67F0608

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Bloomingdale, NY · April 16, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1967
Place
Bloomingdale, NY · BLOOMINGDALE, NY
Injuries
2 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1795PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117811

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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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2-0327  67/4/16    BLOOMINGDALE, NY    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 182
        TIME - 2140                    N1795P              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       38
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DESTINATION CLOSED, NO PLANNED ALTERNATE AFLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1795P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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