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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Jay, OK · August 6, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1981
Place
Jay, OK · JAY, OK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4509XPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810806047809A
Case key
124612

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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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3-1974   81/8/6    JAY,OK              PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N4509X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 33, 301 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            54 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BLOOMINGTON,IL              VERNON,TX                    JOPLIN,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL LINE FROM SERVO TO FLOW DIVIDER OBSTRUCTED BY RUBBER PARTICLES.

Aircraft

Registration
N4509X
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4509X · 1

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