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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Slaton, TX · January 15, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1975
Place
Slaton, TX · SLATON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9841DPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750115000959A
Case key
146929

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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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3-0138  75/1/15    SLATON,TX           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N9841D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 590 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            101 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLATON,TX                   LUBBOCK,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WATER TRASH & DIRT IN FUEL SYS.ACFT NOT FLOWN PRIOR 90 DAYS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9841D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Slaton

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9841D · 3

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