CHI78FEK19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Columbus, OH · May 28, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 28, 1978
Place
Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5593FPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780528013269A
Case key
141991

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1420  78/5/28    COLUMBUS,OH         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N5593F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLTON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5593F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bolton Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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