FTW79DQD11

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Kent, TX · June 14, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1979
Place
Kent, TX · KENT, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N36367Piper PA-32
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790614015639A
Case key
135948

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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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3-1715  79/6/14  NR.KENT,TX            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1666
        TIME - 1220                    N36367              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 852 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECOS,TX                    VAN HORN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W ROCK.WND GUSTING 20 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N36367
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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