UNK64X0337

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Hoodsport, WA · January 23, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 23, 1964
Place
Hoodsport, WA · HOODSPORT, WA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8034PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185804

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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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2-0264  64/1/23  NR.HOODSPORT WASH     PIPER PA24          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 2150                    N8034P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE/INCORRECT WEATHER BRIEFING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT APPARENTLY APPLIED TOO LATE TO BE EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE 34F. RECOVERY DATE-02/01/64.

Aircraft

Registration
N8034P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mason County Wash

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.