- Date
- December 29, 1971
- Place
- Front Royal, VA · FRONT ROYAL, VA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1953TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164398
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3758 71/12/29 FRONT ROYAL,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 5730 TIME - 1230 N1953T PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4700 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RALEIGH,NC MANASSAS,VA WINCHESTER,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DIDNT REFUEL BEFORE T/O. LND IN PLOWED FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1953T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warren County
N1953TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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