- Date
- January 28, 1964
- Place
- Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1396CPiper PA22
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0146 64/1/28 YUMA ARIZ PIPER PA22 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N1396C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 37, 2400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: CABIN TEMP. CONTROL AND TEMP. INDICATING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR PLACED RAG IN HEATER DUCT TO SHUT OFFHEAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1396C
- Reported as
- Piper PA22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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