- Date
- March 18, 1978
- Place
- Wilmington, DE · WILMINGTON, DE
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55645Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780318045389A
- Case key
- 141586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3977 78/3/18 WILMINGTON,DE PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 80 TOTAL TIME - 0907 N55645 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMBLER,PA WILLIAMSBURG,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF CYCLIC LOADS.L WING FAILED POSITIVE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55645
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N55645Registration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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