- Date
- July 13, 1974
- Place
- Destin, FL · DESTIN, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N214VPPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740713021429A
- Case key
- 130162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2286 74/7/13 DESTIN,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 282 TIME - 0730 N214VP PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESTIN-FT WALTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DESTIN,FLA SANTA ROSA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THROTTLE CTL BALL JOINT ASSY P/N 31747-00 DISCONNECTED.AFTR READJUSTMENT COULD NOT BE PULLED LOOSE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N214VP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Destin-Ft Walton
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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