# NTSB OAK66F0218: Piper PA-32, N3423W, Fresno, CA, March 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1966
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0047   66/3/4    FRESNO CALIF        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 22, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1055                    N3423W              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER MUNICIPA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
          PWR PLT-FUEL STRAVATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS-
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3423W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3423W-1974-03-12), registration cancelled 1974-03-12, S/N 32-284 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chandler Municipa

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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