- Date
- March 13, 1978
- Place
- Apache Junct, AZ · APACHE JUNCT, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9309NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780313004439A
- Case key
- 143216
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0467 78/3/13 NR.APACHE JUNCT,AZ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2900 TIME - 1750 N9309N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,AZ GLOBE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LANDED ON ROAD HIT SIGN POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9309N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N9309N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN88FA033Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportSan Jose, CASeveral min after takeoff, the plt noted a loss of oil pressure & elected to return to the arpt. As he was returning, the eng began to overspeed, but he controlled the RPM by retarding the throttle. The wind was from 150 deg at 10 KTS. The plt was clrd to…NTSB LAX76DUJ66Accident · No injuriesClosedGrand Canyon, AZ