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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Parker, CO · September 29, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1981
Place
Parker, CO · PARKER, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N14DKPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810929072879A
Case key
123126

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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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3-3223  81/9/29  NR.PARKER,CO          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2464
        TIME - 1630                    N14DK               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PARKER,CO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N14DK
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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