- Date
- September 10, 1971
- Place
- Clinton, NC · CLINTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3814PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163853
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3476 71/9/10 CLINTON,NC PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 278 TIME - 1730 N3814P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MIXTURE CTL HOUSING CAME LOOSE. PLT OVERSHOT CHOSEN LDG AREA,LNDD IN HEAVY GROWTH OF SOYBEANS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3814P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3814PRegistered now · Piper PA-22S-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22S-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3814P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI00LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlymouth, INthe pilot's disregard of the unsafe runway condition, his decision to operate the airplane on unsuitable terrain, and the failure to maintain runway centerline alignment which resulted in the landing gear contacting deeper snow. Factors associated with the…NTSB MIA65F0023Accident · No injuriesClosedDunn, NC