- Date
- July 28, 1971
- Place
- Western Spgs, IL · WESTERN SPGS, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N98008Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1788 71/7/28 WESTERN SPGS,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 161 TIME - 1915 N98008 PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HINSDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EX PIPE NOT ATTACHED NR 2 CYL,BOTH NUTS MISSING.OIL LOW PORTION NR 3 CYL,SPARK PLUG WET.HIT HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98008
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hinsdale
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