UNK65X1442

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela · February 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 21, 1965
Place
Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela · PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4438APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178595

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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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6-0011  65/2/21    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDPIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1500
        TIME - 1430                    N4438A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 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
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N4438A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
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.