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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Woodland, CA · November 24, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1981
Place
Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9292KPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report January 14, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811124075869A
Case key
123518

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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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3-3004  81/11/24   WOODLAND,CA         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 764
        TIME - 1650                    N9292K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODLAND WATTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODLAND,CA                 NUT TREE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LARGE CRACK IN NR 5 CYL FM SPARK PLUG HOLE TO COOLING FINS.SMALL CRACKS IN 4 OTR CYLS,SAME AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9292K
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Woodland Watts

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