- Date
- December 20, 1978
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 4 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N27604Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781220045059A
- Case key
- 138453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3978 78/12/20 DALLAS,TX PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0711 N27604 PX- 0 4 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 44, 5310 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 429 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS LOVE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX OKLAHOMA CITY OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 100LL FUEL TRUCK W JET A USED TO REFUEL ACFT.FUEL FARM TANK VENT COVERS IMPROPERLY MARKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27604
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dallas Love Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
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