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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Albuquerque, NM · May 10, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 10, 1964
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N72FPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183886

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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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3-1228  64/5/10    ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0840                    N72F                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N72F
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alameda

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.