- Date
- January 29, 1977
- Place
- Dyersburg, TN · DYERSBURG, TN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8719YPiper PA30
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770129002879A
- Case key
- 156894
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0011 77/1/29 DYERSBURG,TN PIPER PA30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1336 N8719Y PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 3062 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DYERSBURG MUNICIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DYERSBURG,TN MEMPHIS,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES REMARKS- BOTH FUEL STRAINER BOWLS AND CONNECTING LINES FOUND FULL OF ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8719Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dyersburg Municip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8719Y · 1
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