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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Grady, AR · September 18, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1970
Place
Grady, AR · GRADY, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6634ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141441

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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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3-3729  70/9/18    GRADY,ARK           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2100
        TIME - 1530                    N6634Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE BLUFF,ARK              MCGEHEE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EVIDENCE DESTROYED BY FIRE. FERRY FLT TO HOME BASE AFTER ENG REPAIR. LND ON NARROW DIRT ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6634Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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