- Date
- December 3, 1966
- Place
- Almira, WA · ALMIRA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4947PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4068 66/12/3 ALMIRA WASH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2100 TIME - 1545 N4947P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMIRA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES REMARKS- PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DUE CARB ICE REQUIRED PILOTS ATTENTION TO CORRECT AND ACFT STRUCK WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4947P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Almira
N4947PRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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