- Date
- October 9, 1978
- Place
- Metropolis, IL · METROPOLIS, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N57760Piper PA-36
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781009038189A
- Case key
- 139211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3459 78/10/9 METROPOLIS,IL PIPER PA-36 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2700 TIME - 1815 N57760 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METROPOLIS,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PUMP PRESSURE 25LBS/HR IN EXCESS OF MAX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57760
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farm
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.