19790929030179A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Redding, CA · September 29, 1979

Date
September 29, 1979 · 11:45 local
Place
Redding, CA
Airport
Enterprise
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5160Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FVG80
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total539 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Attempted go around with an engine feathered & flaps down, hit tree. Found carb throttle arm disconnected.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITH AN ENGINE FEATHERED & FLAPS DOWN, HIT TREE. FOUND CARB THROTTLE ARM DISCONNECTED.

NTSB investigation

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