NYC69F0384

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · St Albans, VT · March 15, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1969
Place
St Albans, VT · ST ALBANS, VT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6735BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190958

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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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3-0608  69/3/15    ST ALBANS,VT        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 223
        TIME - 1400                    N6735B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6735B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Austin

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