- Date
- November 15, 1975
- Place
- Chantilly, VA · CHANTILLY, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4FAPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152039
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0043 75/11/15 CHANTILLY,VA PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2100 N4FA PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 48, 17903 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 2205 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANTILLY,VA LYNCHBURG,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- L FLAP TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY,P/N 489-380, FAILED INTERNALLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4FA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Dulles Intl
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