- Date
- July 27, 1977
- Place
- Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1908TPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770727022229A
- Case key
- 146312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2318 77/7/27 MONTGOMERY,AL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1917 N1908T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 20, 600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANNELLY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MONTGOMERY,AL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- DAMPER WEIGHT FOUND IN ENG BREATHER CASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1908T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dannelly
N1908TRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.