- Date
- August 15, 1977
- Place
- Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N74906Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770815024849A
- Case key
- 146089
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1881 77/8/15 AUSTIN,TX PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 996 TIME - 1521 N74906 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUELLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUSTIN,TX GALVESTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: EXTERNAL SUPERCHARGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WASTE GATE PIVOT PIN P/N 400460-817 MISSING ON RT SUPERCHARGER. PAST HISTORY OF PWR PROBLEMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74906
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mueller
FAA reports on this event · 1
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