- Date
- September 26, 1980
- Place
- Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7726ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800926058219A
- Case key
- 127503
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3593 80/9/26 BAY MINETTE,AL PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1130 N7726Z PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 31, 2400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY MINETTE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUCEDALE,MS BAY MINETTE,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOLT ATTACHING IDLER SHAFT TO CRANKSHAFT CAME LOOSE SHEARING DOWEL PIN TURNING ACCESSORY GEARS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7726Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bay Minette Muni
N7726ZRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2009 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7726Z · 2
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