- Date
- January 2, 1975
- Place
- Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55580Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750102000269A
- Case key
- 147008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0030 75/1/2 TROY,MI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1740 N55580 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 1135 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 620 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRIX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROY,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- QUICK DRAIN MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55580
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Prix
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N55580 · 1
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