NYC73AN085

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Newsoms, VA · December 19, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 19, 1972
Place
Newsoms, VA · NEWSOMS, VA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N183APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169328

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3747  72/12/19   NEWSOMS,VA          PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 386
        TIME - 2200                    N183A               PX-  1  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHESAPEAKE,VA               RETURN                       FRANLIN,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE FOUND 12/20/72.

Aircraft

Registration
N183A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage