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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA12 · Shady Grove, TN · April 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1964
Place
Shady Grove, TN · SHADY GROVE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N98941Piper PA12
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184332

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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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3-0977  64/4/19    SHADY GROVE TENN    PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 200
        TIME - 0940                    N98941              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
          PERSONNEL-GASCOLATOR RETAINER IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N98941
Reported as
Piper PA12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.