UNK65X0505

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Plymouth, MI · October 31, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 31, 1964
Place
Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8844CPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181751

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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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2-0717  64/10/31   PLYMOUTH MICH       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8844C              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE STICKING

Aircraft

Registration
N8844C
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
National

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.