- Date
- September 29, 1971
- Place
- Dodgeville, WI · DODGEVILLE, WI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7251WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164576
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0024 71/9/29 DODGEVILLE,WIS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 282 TIME - 1815 N7251W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGEVILLE MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DODGEVILLE,WIS WAUPACA,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ALUM FOIL WRAPPED INSIDE HEAT MUFF VIBRATED LOOSE AND LODGED IN AIR INTAKE BLO CARB VENTURI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7251W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Dodgeville Mun
N7251WRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N7251W · 1
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