- Date
- December 2, 1979
- Place
- Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1773TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791202036339A
- Case key
- 132705
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3741 79/12/2 YUMA,AZ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 561 TIME - 1320 N1773T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 501 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YUMA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PIPER PA-28(N47496)& CESSNA 172(N92606)DMGD.ATTEMPTED TURN TO TWY TO AVOID PWR LNS,FREEWAY,BLDGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1773T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yuma Intl
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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.