- Date
- August 23, 1971
- Place
- Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4719YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1568 71/8/23 MURFREESBORO,TENN PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N4719Y PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 51, 3320 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MURFREESBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MURFREESBORO,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RUST AND PARTICLES CLOGGED MAIN JET. ANNUAL INSPECTION 2 DAYS AGO.CARB BOWL DRAIN PLUG NOT REMOVED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4719Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Murfreesboro
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