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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Redmond, OR · September 1, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1966
Place
Redmond, OR · REDMOND, OR
Injuries
1 serious, 4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6956BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121453

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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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2-0765   66/9/1    REDMOND OREG        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 600
        TIME - 1217                    N6956B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENGINE FAILED ON DOWNWIND LEG.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON TAXI STRIP BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6956B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roberts

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