- Date
- August 9, 1974
- Place
- Raleigh, NC · RALEIGH, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8797NPiper 28-140
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740809030129A
- Case key
- 138621
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4089 74/8/9 NR.RALEIGH,NC PIPER 28-140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 552 TIME - 1414 N8797N PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RALEIGH,NC GREENSBORO,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PILOT LANDED AT A MUDDY CONSTRUCTION SITE.OIL PRES HOSE P/N 61413-02 RUPTURED.AD 72-4-3 NOT C/W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8797N
- Reported as
- Piper 28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8797NRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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