- Date
- August 23, 1969
- Place
- Kittanning, PA · KITTANNING, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38649Piper J-5A
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2821 69/8/23 KITTANNING,PA PIPER J-5A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 142 TIME - 1642 N38649 PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNBAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KITTANNING,PA ZANESVILLE,OHIO FREEPORT,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/O WITH APRX 5GAL FUEL.PIPER SVCE BULLETIN NR 55 CVRS LOW FUEL OPS,NO RECORD OF FIX COMPLIANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38649
- Reported as
- Piper J-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dunbar
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