NYC71AN035

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Missing Aircraft · September 8, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 8, 1970
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5414PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164226

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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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3-1631   70/9/8    MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 300
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5414P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT HURON,MICH             WILKES-BARRE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5414P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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