- Date
- September 9, 1979
- Place
- Moline, IL · MOLINE, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56373Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790909042029A
- Case key
- 133028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3160 79/9/9 NR.MOLINE,IL PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 121 TIME - 1230 N56373 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAD CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLINE,IL TULSA,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- STANDING CORN. OIL QUICK DRAIN,PN492-172U. MECHANIC INSTALLED BEECH QUICK DRAIN,P/N BJ-1000AH4T.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56373
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Quad City
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N56373 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC82FA161Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportMediapolis, IADuring the 1725 CDT wx briefing the plt was informed that the Kansas city area would be 1600 ft broken, occassional 800 ft broken, 3/4 mi visibility with thunderstorms & moderate rain with strong surface winds about 35K. The forecast was valid to 2200 CDT.…NTSB FTW78FRD16Accident · No injuriesClosedPlaquemine, LA