LAX81FUJ49

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Goodyear, AZ · April 13, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1981
Place
Goodyear, AZ · GOODYEAR, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N666QPPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810413015879A
Case key
125707

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1363  81/4/13    GOODYEAR,AZ         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 650
        TIME - 1550                    N666QP              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CA                PEORIA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 3 EXHAUST VLV,PN 639283,FAILED.LNDD IN FLD W EARTH BERMS OBSCD BY CROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N666QP
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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