- Date
- March 12, 1980
- Place
- Kettleman City, CA · KETTLEMAN CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26CAPiper PA-31T
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800312005999A
- Case key
- 131647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2582 80/3/12 NR.KETTLEMAN CITY,CA PIPER PA-31T CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N26CA PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 50, 15870 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 401 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AVENAL,CA LANCASTER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: VANES,GUIDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TWO COMPRESSOR TURBINE VANES ERODED.THREE C/T BLADES FRACTURED & 4 CRACKED.SHUTDOWN PROC NOT FLWD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26CA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- 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.