CHI80FEM22

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-38 · Saginaw, MI · April 16, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1980
Place
Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2413FPiper PA-38
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800416009839A
Case key
130784

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1114  80/4/16    SAGINAW,MI          PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1255                    N2413F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY BROWNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAGINAW,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2413F
Reported as
Piper PA-38
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harry Browne

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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