- Date
- August 31, 1965
- Place
- Deborgia, MT · DEBORGIA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4638HPiper PA-17
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2584 65/8/31 DEBORGIA MONT PIPER PA-17 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N4638H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PAINT CONTAINER USED FOR REFUELING RESULTING IN INGRESS OF SEDIMENT IN FUEL SYSTEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4638H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4638HRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 1969 · Piper PA-17Airframe modelPiper PA-17Engine modelContinental A&C75 series
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