- Date
- October 20, 1976
- Place
- Hampton, VA · HAMPTON, VA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N61436Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761020041709A
- Case key
- 156741
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3783 76/10/20 HAMPTON,VA PIPER PA-31 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2646 TIME - 1908 N61436 PX- 2 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC BALTIMORE,MD NEWPORT NEWS,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- NR5 CYL,R ENG,EXH VALVE WOULD NOT SEAT.R ENG ALT BRACKET FAILED.COPLT INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61436
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Newport News Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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