- Date
- July 31, 1970
- Place
- La Belle, FL · LA BELLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8971JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3255 70/7/31 LA BELLE,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 253 TIME - 1220 N8971J PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA BELLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKELAND,FLA TAMIAMI ARPT,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NR 2 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.PLT OVERSHOT 2 LDG ATMTS,CRASH LANDED AVOIDING WIRES AFT 2ND OVERSHOOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8971J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Belle
N8971JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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