CHI68F0100

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Rootstown, OH · June 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1967
Place
Rootstown, OH · ROOTSTOWN, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5167WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116614

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1855   67/6/4    ROOTSTOWN,OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 450
        TIME - 1400                    N5167W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BEARING CAP CAME LOOSE,STRUCK AND PUNCTURED CRANKCASE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5167W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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