UNK64X2901

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · East Haddam, CT · July 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 18, 1964
Place
East Haddam, CT · EAST HADDAM, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5695ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183103

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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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3-2122  64/7/18    EAST HADDAM CONN    PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1810                    N5695Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HADDAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AUTOMOTIVE TYPE OIL FILTER INSTALLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5695Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Haddan

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