MIA78FKA09

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Las Marias, PR · September 22, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1976
Place
Las Marias, PR · LAS MARIAS, PR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5941UPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760922037089A
Case key
156098

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4183  76/9/22    LAS MARIAS,PR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N5941U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARECIBO,PR                  PONCE,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5941U
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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