- Date
- August 22, 1978
- Place
- Danville, VA · DANVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5361ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780822035069A
- Case key
- 139697
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2801 78/8/22 DANVILLE,VA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1032 N5361Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 65, 2135 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANVILLE,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE BROKE NEAR POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO CARBURETOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5361Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Danville Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5361Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL89LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAdvance, NCDuring takeoff climb eng quit then re-started. PIC turned to the north & engine quit again. PIC stalled acft & crashed into wheat field. Acft had STC for auto gas. Fuel in acft had water & rust contaminants. Fuel lines had dried. Carb had composite float. The…NTSB NYC73DKM12Accident · No injuriesClosedReidsville, NC