- Date
- September 9, 1978
- Place
- Savoy, IL · SAVOY, IL
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N26ANPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780909043449A
- Case key
- 139490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4341 78/9/9 SAVOY,IL PIPER PA-31 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1502 TIME - 1826 N26AN PX- 5 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVOY,IL CLEVELAND,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CONNECTING ROD BOLT OR NUT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.PLTS FAA CHECK FLT NOT COMPLETE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26AN
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Willard
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.