- Date
- April 13, 1968
- Place
- College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38710Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0939 68/4/13 COLLEGE PARK,MD PIPER J5A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 25, 318 TIME - 1215 N38710 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- MOVING ACFT DUE ARPT REGRADING.OBSTRUCTIONS PREVENTD LDG STRAIGHT AHEAD.NO 3 CYL IGNITN LEAD BROKE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38710
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- College Park
N38710Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Piper J5AAirframe modelPiper J5AEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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