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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Brigham City, UT · February 22, 1978

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1978
Place
Brigham City, UT · BRIGHAM CITY, UT
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N32188Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780222002669A
Case key
143152

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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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3-0237  78/2/22    BRIGHAM CITY,UT     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 263
        TIME - 1710                    N32188              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OGDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHAM CITY,UT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER ARM P/N 74636 FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N32188
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ogden

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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.