- Date
- February 2, 1980
- Place
- Princeton, IL · PRINCETON, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3747APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800202001769A
- Case key
- 80081
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0415 80/2/2 NR.PRINCETON,IL PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 83 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N3747A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUKESHA,WI WARRENSBURG,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RIGHT FRONT LIFT STRUT FORKEND,PN14481-00,FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3747A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.