SEA67F0018

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Florence, OR · May 4, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1966
Place
Florence, OR · FLORENCE, OR
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6133DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172424

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0375   66/5/4    FLORENCE OREG       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 230
        TIME - 1415                    N6133D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLORENCE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           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- RT.FUEL TANK IN USE WHEN ENG.STOPPED FOUND INTACT,CONTAINED LESS THAN 1-GAL FUEL.NO SPILLAGE SIGNS

Aircraft

Registration
N6133D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Florence Muni

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.