- Date
- March 6, 1976
- Place
- Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15588Piper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760306003949A
- Case key
- 153240
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0433 76/3/6 SPRINGFIELD,IL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N15588 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE P/N 67639-13 BKN.END PENETRATED CABLE SHROUD.HI DSCNT RATE DRG ATMPT TO REACH RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15588
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capital
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.