- Date
- June 2, 1977
- Place
- Clam Lake, WI · CLAM LAKE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8383CPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770602021879A
- Case key
- 147240
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2285 77/6/2 CLAM LAKE,WI PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 184 TIME - 1355 N8383C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVERSE CITY,MI DULUTH,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BENDIX FUEL INJECTOR SERVICE MODEL #RSA-10EDI NOT PROPERLY ASSEMBLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8383C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8383CRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8383C · 1
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