- Date
- August 11, 1975
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5423WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750811029319A
- Case key
- 150149
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2368 75/8/11 CHARLOTTE,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 70 TOTAL TIME - 0842 N5423W PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC ST GEORGE,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AUTOLITE SH-2K PLUGS NOT APPROVED,IMPROPERLY GAPPED.NR3 CYL RING BRKN.4000FT TKOF RUN BFR LIFTOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5423W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Douglas Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5423W · 1
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