UNK64X0786

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · El Paso, TX · March 1, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 1, 1964
Place
El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8025PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185787

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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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2-0156   64/3/1    EL PASO TEX         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2501
        TIME - 1400                    N8025P              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N8025P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
El Paso Intl