- Date
- October 23, 1972
- Place
- Robinson, IL · ROBINSON, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7939Piper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2905 72/10/23 ROBINSON,ILL PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2530 TIME - 1635 N7939 PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1530 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBINSON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROBINSON,ILL NEWBURG,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- ALT AIR DOOR HINGE LUGS BRKN.ALT TOO LOW FOR CMPLT GR EXTN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7939
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Robinson Muni