- Date
- June 3, 1975
- Place
- Bryan, TX · BRYAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7401JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750603022539A
- Case key
- 149219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1932 75/6/3 BRYAN,TX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 52, 89 TOTAL TIME - 2125 N7401J PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COULTER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRYAN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT USED THROTTLE ABRUPTLY,AD 72-24-2 REQ PLACARD,NCW.HIT PIPE SCAFFOLD.PAX BLOOD ALC LVL 0.29 PCT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7401J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Coulter Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7401J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.