- Date
- July 29, 1977
- Place
- Pulaski, TN · PULASKI, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3159ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770729025459A
- Case key
- 145884
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2847 77/7/29 PULASKI,TN PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N3159Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PULASKI,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SEDIMENT BOWL FULL OF WATER & TRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3159Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3159ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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