- Date
- October 20, 1977
- Place
- Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7330PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771020032709A
- Case key
- 145231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3024 77/10/20 TAMPA,FL PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 58, 600 TIME - 1700 N7330P PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- EXHAUST VALVE FAILED AT STEM. 789-40 FAILD AT STEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7330P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vandenberg
N7330PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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.
Other investigations on N7330P · 1
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