- Date
- June 11, 1967
- Place
- Galt, CA · GALT, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3459ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1866 67/6/11 GALT, CALIF PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 404 TIME - 1830 N3459Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OWNERS STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK, OTHER TANK FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3459Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Owners Strip
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Other investigations on N3459Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC85LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillingham, AKThe plt reported that by the time he had returned to the arpt, the wind velocity had increased to 18 KTS. During the landing, he lost directional control & the acft ground looped & was damaged.NTSB OAK71DVG18Accident · No injuriesClosedWilton, CA