- Date
- April 9, 1970
- Place
- Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7135PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1349 70/4/9 COLUMBUS,OHIO PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 255 TIME - 2053 N7135P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL COLUMBUS,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING REMARKS- FIRE IN L WING TIP PLASTIC CAP,LDG LIGHT AREA.TIP DMGD.APRX 90 PCT OF TIP CVRD WITH TAPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7135P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Columbus