- Date
- November 30, 1980
- Place
- Annawan, IL · ANNAWAN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8077PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801130072979A
- Case key
- 127952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3241 80/11/30 ANNAWAN,IL PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1046 TIME - 1208 N8077P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 566 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESCANABA,MI MOLINE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- COUNTERWEIGHT ASSY,PN 71904,FAILED FM FATIGUE AT MACHINING GROOVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8077P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- 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.