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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Spirit Lake, IA · March 20, 1977

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Date
March 20, 1977
Place
Spirit Lake, IA
Airport
Spirit Lake
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8623P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC77FCD14
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,370 total809 in this make and model101 in the last 90 days
N8623PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4070 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

About 50 lbs over wt not encl ice on wings

As the FAA filed it

ABOUT 50 LBS OVER WT NOT ENCL ICE ON WINGS

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MKC77FCD14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSpirit Lake, IAMar 20, 1977 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8623P · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19850830050009IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Montrose, COGear collapsed on rollout. Same thing happened 55 hours before. Pilot thinks cause is failed motor attach plate.Aug 30, 1985 · Minor damageIncident 19830919066129IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Montrose, COLoud snap on touchdown. Landing gear collapsed. Nose gear downlock mechanism had failed.Sep 19, 1983 · Minor damageIncident 19820710041079IStarting Engines · Montrose, COFire occured on starting engine when fuel line, PN23195-02 leaked under pressure.Jul 10, 1982 · Minor damage