- Date
- October 4, 1970
- Place
- Mahaffey, PA · MAHAFFEY, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N701XAero Comdr 500-B
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166717
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1668 70/10/4 MAHAFFEY,PA AERO COMDR 500-B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 10000 TIME - 1510 N701X PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUBOIS,PA ROANOKE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.17 PCT.EVIDENCE SHOWS PAX HAD SEVERE HEART ATTACK PRIOR TO ACCDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N701X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miller
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