- Date
- August 21, 1970
- Place
- Princeton, IL · PRINCETON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3639WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116389
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1224 70/8/21 PRINCETON,ILL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0248 N3639W PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG 25, 3150 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1614 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIPER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH MOLINE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST ENG OIL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. LND ON HIWAY. L WG STRUCK BRIDGE MARKER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3639W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Piper
N3639WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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