- Date
- September 10, 1980
- Place
- Sandusky, OH · SANDUSKY, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9411PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800910041359A
- Case key
- 128466
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2680 80/9/10 SANDUSKY,OH PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3358 TIME - 1045 N9411P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2750 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANDUSKY,OH FREMONT,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- REGULATOR DIAPHRAM STEM,P/N 2529192,SEPARATED FM CENTER ASSY,P/N 2529471.AVCO LYC AD #79-04-05 NCW
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9411P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Griffin
N9411PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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