- Date
- September 15, 1977
- Place
- Clinton, MD · CLINTON, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9879WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770915043209A
- Case key
- 144129
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3931 77/9/15 CLINTON,MD PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N9879W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - P-G AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR LEFT TANK. WATER DRAINED FROM LEFT FUEL TANK AFTER ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9879W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- P-G Airpark
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Other investigations on N9879W · 1
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