- Date
- July 23, 1980
- Place
- Peru, IN · PERU, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N44245Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800723027449A
- Case key
- 129844
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1061 80/7/23 PERU,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N44245 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERU MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PERU,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- STAR WHEEL USED TO SECURE FUEL STRAINER BOWL TO MAIN BODY OF STRAINER NOT SAFTIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44245
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Peru Muni
N44245Registered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.
Other investigations on N44245 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR21LA301Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAmado, AZThe inflight separation of a section of a propeller blade due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB CHI96LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRensselaer, INthe student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.