MIA72DKW17

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Dunlap, TN · February 10, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1972
Place
Dunlap, TN · DUNLAP, TN
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N95122Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165429

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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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3-3979  72/2/10    DUNLAP,TENN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 805
        TIME - 0745                    N95122              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FROZEN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUNLAP,TENN                 DALTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N95122
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Frozen Strip