- Date
- January 3, 1971
- Place
- Calhoun Falls, SC · CALHOUN FALLS, SC
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N802APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0354 71/1/3 CALHOUN FALLS,SC PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 3212 TIME - 1700 N802A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HESTER MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALHOUN FALLS,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N802A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hester Memorial
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