19791202036339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Yuma, AZ · December 2, 1979

Date
December 2, 1979 · 13:20 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1773T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUJ13
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
561 total501 in this make and model5 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.

Reported engine quit on climbout. Made crash ldg on taxiway. Hit paarked acft. Found one bad mag to plug wire.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. MADE CRASH LDG ON TAXIWAY. HIT PAARKED ACFT. FOUND ONE BAD MAG TO PLUG WIRE.

NTSB investigation

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