- Date
- March 15, 1973
- Place
- Junction, TX · JUNCTION, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7747JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730315005379A
- Case key
- 112154
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0485 73/3/15 NR.JUNCTION,TEX PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N7747J PX- 0 0 1 OTHER AGE 42, 9100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 472 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TEX LEANDER,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- BEARING P/N 2-202 IN ONE MAGNETO FAILED.NOSE WHEEL HIT LARGE YUCCA PLANT.PRO PLT,BUSINESS FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7747J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7747J · 1
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