- Date
- May 18, 1973
- Place
- Nyssa, OR · NYSSA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2316PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730518012289A
- Case key
- 190573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1175 73/5/18 NYSSA,OREG PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 286 TIME - 1830 N2316P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NYSSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NYSSA,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 3 GALS IN EACH TANK. ACFT PLACARDED NO TKOF WITH LESS THAN 1/3 TANK. CARB CHAMBER EMPTY.HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2316P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nyssa
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.