- Date
- April 3, 1976
- Place
- Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N41479Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760403011499A
- Case key
- 153125
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0623 76/4/3 MONTGOMERY,AL PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4545 TIME - 1623 N41479 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAXWELL AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERY,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENG RUNUP NOT CONDUCTED BFR ACFT RETURNED TO SVC.OIL FILTER RPLCD.TURN OVR TREES ADJ,AREA CLR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41479
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Maxwell Afb
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.