- Date
- October 20, 1977
- Place
- Columbus, NM · COLUMBUS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32061Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771020036519A
- Case key
- 144690
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3787 77/10/20 NR.COLUMBUS,NM PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1152 N32061 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 1081 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 58 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS STOCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANDLER,AZ EL PASO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHIPPED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32061
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbus Stock
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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.