SEA71DXM21

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Glenns Ferry, ID · January 23, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 23, 1971
Place
Glenns Ferry, ID · GLENNS FERRY, ID
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3232PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159836

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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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3-0640  71/1/23    GLENNS FERRY,ID     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1716                    N3232P              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     AGE 39, 12494 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    GIMLET-KETCHUM,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- L ENG ROUGH-SHUT DOWN.R ENG THEN BECAME ROUGH.MADE INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3232P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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