- Date
- September 27, 1977
- Place
- Boynton, FL · BOYNTON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6162ZPiper PA25
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3427 77/9/27 BOYNTON,FL PIPER PA25 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 39, 410 TIME - 1210 N6162Z PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIS GLIDERPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOYNTON,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER PILOT BAILED OUT DUE TO FIRE. 200RPM MAG DROP DRG RUN-UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6162Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Willis Gliderport
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