- Date
- July 16, 1971
- Place
- Lanesville, NY · LANESVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3401PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162172
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1303 71/7/16 LANESVILLE,NY PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 864 TIME - 2000 N3401P PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALDWELL,NJ JOHNSTOWN,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 94 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT CIRCLING,ENG CUTTING OUT. EXECUTED SNAP ROLL ON PULL UP.AFT FUSELAGE,WG TIPS FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3401P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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