- Date
- January 25, 1974
- Place
- Willoughby H, OH · WILLOUGHBY H, OH
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7672LPiper PA-31P
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740125041439A
- Case key
- 186699
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3924 74/1/25 WILLOUGHBY H,OHIO PIPER PA-31P CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1850 N7672L PX- 3 0 0 CORP/EXEC 30, 4951 TOTAL HOURS, 29 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUYAHOGA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CANTON,OHIO WILLOUGHBY H,OHIO DETROIT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SCHRADER VALVE CAP AND STEM MISSING.NO AIRCHARGE IN CYLINDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7672L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cuyahoga County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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