- Date
- September 14, 1975
- Place
- Centre Hall, PA · CENTRE HALL, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3282BPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150705
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2946 75/9/14 CENTRE HALL,PA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N3282B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 2095 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRE HALL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTRE HALL,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT RESTRICTED-NO TKOF ON R TANK WITH LESS THAN 1/3 TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3282B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Centre Hall
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