- Date
- September 23, 1977
- Place
- Ballinger, TX · BALLINGER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6965PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3770 77/9/23 BALLINGER,TX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 388 TIME - 0830 N6965P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 366 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONAHAUS,TX WACO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BROKEN PITCH CHANGE FORK.AVOIDING TRUCK ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6965P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6965PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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