- Date
- March 11, 1972
- Place
- Marshfield, MA · MARSHFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6322PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165900
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0352 72/3/11 MARSHFIELD,MASS PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 600 TIME - 1255 N6322P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 258 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARSHFIELD,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO RET TO FLD WHEN ENG QUIT. R TANK CONTAINED FUEL,L TANK EMPTY. NO FUEL IN LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6322P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marshfield
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