- Date
- August 27, 1966
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8606WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2499 66/8/27 PETALUMA CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N8606W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 48, 4280 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY RNCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL DRAIN VALVE NOT FULLY CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8606W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petaluma Sky Rnch
N8606WRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2017 · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N8606W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR13LA322Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbany, ORThe loss of hydraulic fluid, which rendered the brakes ineffective. The reason for the loss of hydraulic fluid could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CHI66D0228Accident · No injuriesClosedChesterton, INNTSB UNK64X3990Accident · No injuriesClosedLewistown, PA