- Date
- May 14, 1974
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55030Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740514018049A
- Case key
- 124749
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1664 74/5/14 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N55030 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 865 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- IMPROPER OIL DRAIN VALVE INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55030
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N55030Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N55030 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI90LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWonder Lake, ILThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his faiiure to maintain proper altitude on final approach to land. Factors related to the accident were: the trees & snowbank.NTSB ANC77DA099Accident · No injuriesClosedPort Alsworth, AK