- Date
- August 20, 1977
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57314Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770820035319A
- Case key
- 145431
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3503 77/8/20 LOS ANGELES,CA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1125 N57314 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 42, 3399 TOTAL HOURS, 37 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAWTHORNE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LND IN STREET. CONROD BOLTS FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57314
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Monica
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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.