- Date
- August 20, 1970
- Place
- Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4167PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3234 70/8/20 SYRACUSE,NY PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1125 N4167P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 61, 2758 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 437 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANCOCK FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- LDG GR LWRD APRX 8MI FROM FLD.LOST ALT DUE EXCESSIVE MANEUVERING.UN UNFEATHER L PROP-BATTERY LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4167P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hancock Field