- Date
- September 27, 1977
- Place
- Morris, IL · MORRIS, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4302YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770927042549A
- Case key
- 144291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4158 77/9/27 NR.MORRIS,IL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1015 N4302Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 30, 3897 TOTAL HOURS, 154 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINFIELD,IL PLAINFIELD,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- SEQUIN AVIATION RUDDER STC SA671SW FAILED DURING PRACTICE ENG AIRSTART.AD ISSUED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4302Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morris
N4302YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4302Y · 1
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