- Date
- August 28, 1967
- Place
- Corrigan, TX · CORRIGAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2545MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114197
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3190 67/8/28 CORRIGAN,TEX PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N2545M PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- SPARK PLUGS FOULED WITH OIL AND CARBON. PILOT MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2545M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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