CHI76FEK26

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Walhonding, OH · August 13, 1976

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1976
Place
Walhonding, OH · WALHONDING, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5591JPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760813026089A
Case key
155852

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2859  76/8/13    WALHONDING,OH       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 752
        TIME - 1805                    N5591J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 283 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHTABULA,OH                COLUMBUS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACCESSORY DRIVE GR RETAIN BOLT ROTATED PART WAY OUT,DOWL PIN SHEARED,LOST ACCESSORY DRIVES

Aircraft

Registration
N5591J
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.