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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · N Little Rock, AR · December 27, 1979

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1979
Place
N Little Rock, AR · N LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5931WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791227035759A
Case key
132650

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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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3-3310  79/12/27   N LITTLE ROCK,AR    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1520                    N5931W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, 398 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N LITTLE ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N LITTLE ROCK,AR            LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5931W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
N Little Rock

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Other investigations on N5931W · 1

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