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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Savoy, IL · September 9, 1978

Date
September 9, 1978
Place
Savoy, IL
Airport
Willard
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26AN
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FA064
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
1,502 total48 in this make and model109 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.

Connecting rod bolt or nut failure for undetermined reasons. Plts check flt not complete.

As the FAA filed it

CONNECTING ROD BOLT OR NUT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.PLTS CHECK FLT NOT COMPLETE.

NTSB investigation

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