UNK64X1306

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23 · Phoenix, AZ · April 14, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1964
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3119PPiper PA23
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184269

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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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3-0922  64/4/14    PHOENIX ARIZ        PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0645                    N3119P              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 43, 19750 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
          PILOT-LEFT PROP FEATH DURING SIMULATED ENG OUT.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N3119P
Reported as
Piper PA23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.