- Date
- November 27, 1978
- Place
- Demotte, IN · DEMOTTE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16584Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781127039259A
- Case key
- 138479
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4022 78/11/27 DEMOTTE,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0704 N16584 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 2060 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 304 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEMOTTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEMOTTE,IN DEMOTTE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ENG NOT WARM,CARB HEAT NOT APPLIED AFTR PWR LOSS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16584
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Demotte
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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.