- Date
- February 13, 1977
- Place
- Portland, IN · PORTLAND, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7670JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770213003079A
- Case key
- 157777
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2231 77/2/13 PORTLAND,IN PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 715 TIME - 1530 N7670J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 496 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEED FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CARBURETOR INTAKE AIR HOSE, PN 63633-57. HIT FENCE POST DURING FORCED LANDING ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7670J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Steed Field
N7670JRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2014 · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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