- Date
- May 19, 1978
- Place
- Martinsville, VA · MARTINSVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N54292Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19780519017029A
- Case key
- 80041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1315 78/5/19 MARTINSVILLE,VA PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2149 TIME - 1610 N54292 PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 363 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE RIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARTINSVILLE,VA ROANOKE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- LATE ABORT AFTER RECOGNITION OF CONTROL PROB. ELEV CONT CABLE BINDING AGAINST LIGHTENING HOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54292
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blue Ridge
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.