- Date
- July 15, 1970
- Place
- Statesboro, GA · STATESBORO, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6612WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3029 70/7/15 STATESBORO,GA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1850 N6612W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 1000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATESBORO,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CENTER MAIN CRANKSHAFT OIL PASSAGE TO NR 2 CON ROD OBSTD-ROD FAILED.SOFT BROWN MTRL NOT IDENTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6612W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Statesboro
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