- Date
- September 20, 1972
- Place
- Gahanna, OH · GAHANNA, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N95111Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167551
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1800 72/9/20 GAHANNA,OHIO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2115 N95111 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 415 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 154 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL VALVE FOUND CLOSED.PAX STATED SHE POSSIBLY CLOSED FUEL VALVE INSTEAD OF COLD AIR VALVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95111
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Columbus
N95111Registered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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