19770107003969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Wabash, IN · January 7, 1977

Date
January 7, 1977
Place
Wabash, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55880
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI77FET07
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,362 total1,300 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Throttle rod end assembly P/N452557 froze due to low air temp. Eng failed during sim eng out.

As the FAA filed it

THROTTLE ROD END ASSEMBLY P/N452557 FROZE DUE TO LOW AIR TEMP. ENG FAILED DURING SIM ENG OUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.