- Date
- March 10, 1978
- Place
- Quartzsite, AZ · QUARTZSITE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9564DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780310007279A
- Case key
- 143371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0988 78/3/10 QUARTZSITE,AZ PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 69, 3010 TIME - 1405 N9564D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1272 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZSITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELOY,AZ BANNING,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO.4 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9564D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Quartzsite
N9564DRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2020 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.