- Date
- March 2, 1974
- Place
- Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5241TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740302002549A
- Case key
- 186776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0597 74/3/2 FAYETTEVILLE,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 225 TIME - 1707 N5241T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAYETTEVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAYETTEVILLE,NC SANFORD,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EST 6 GAL FUEL ON BOARD AT LAST TKOF.AFTR ACDT APRX 1 CUP OF FUEL DRAINED FM EACH TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5241T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fayetteville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.