- Date
- February 12, 1970
- Place
- Nocona, TX · NOCONA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3439WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0018 70/2/12 NOCONA,TEX PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 6500 TIME - 1930 N3439W PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TEX ALTUS,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS POWERPLANT - ACCESSORY DRIVE ASSEMBLY: GEARS,ACCESSORY DRIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L MAG IMPULSE COUPLING CAM,ACCESSSORY GEAR TRAIN FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3439W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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