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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Little Rock, AR · September 12, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1975
Place
Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N33124Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750912029499A
Case key
150894

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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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3-2572  75/9/12    LITTLE ROCK,AR      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 401
        TIME - 2306                    N33124              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEYTON,CO                   LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N33124
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Adams

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.