UNK65X0511

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23 · Cynthiana, KY · November 1, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 1, 1964
Place
Cynthiana, KY · CYNTHIANA, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1143PPiper PA23
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180972

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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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3-3377   64/11/1   CYNTHIANA KY        PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1645
        TIME - 1515                    N1143P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYNTHIANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT BY FEATHERING LEFT ENGINE AND THEN COULD NOT UNFEATHER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1143P
Reported as
Piper PA23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cynthiana

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.