| Date: | Friday 4 March 1966 |
| Time: | 10:55 |
| Type: | Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3423W |
| MSN: | 32-284 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chandler Municipal Airport, Fresno, California -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Chandler Municipal Airport, Fresno, California (FCH/KFCH) |
| Destination airport: | Chandler Municipal Airport, Fresno, California (FCH/KFCH) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
PROBABLE CAUSE(S); MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
POWER LOSS PILOT-FUEL STARVATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON; COMPLETE POWER LOSS; COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | OAK66F0218 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 2 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: OAK66F0218 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=71693&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=3423W Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 19-Sep-2017 21:58 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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