- Date
- September 3, 1970
- Place
- Rose Haven, MD · ROSE HAVEN, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3398WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181754
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3415 70/9/3 ROSE HAVEN,MD PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1410 N3398W PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 48, 4822 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2441 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EASTON,MD CLINTON,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT GR WORE DWN RETAINING SCREW,ACCESSORY DRIVE GR SEPARATED,DOWL PIN SHEARED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3398W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3398WRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2018 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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