- Date
- June 25, 1977
- Place
- Marlette, MI · MARLETTE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7588WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770625017759A
- Case key
- 146739
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2646 77/6/25 MARLETTE,MI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1621 N7588W PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLETTE ARPRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARLETTE,MI GRAND RAPIDS,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FRONT & CENTER MAIN BEARINGS EXHIBITED MELTING AND WERE BONDED TO THE CRANKSHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7588W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marlette Arprt
N7588WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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