- Date
- April 27, 1976
- Place
- Paintsville, KY · PAINTSVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6845LPiper PA-31P
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760427013999A
- Case key
- 154241
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3043 76/4/27 PAINTSVILLE,KY PIPER PA-31P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 6000 TIME - 1620 N6845L PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMBS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAINTSVILLE,KY WHITE PLAINS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NR 1 BOTTOM PLUG HAD 1/2 CNTR ELECTRODE & PORCELAIN GONE. NR 5 HAD ABT 3/4 CERAMIC MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6845L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Combs
FAA reports on this event · 1
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