- Date
- March 19, 1980
- Place
- Register, GA · REGISTER, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6174DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800319006639A
- Case key
- 131801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0310 80/3/19 REGISTER,GA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 322 TIME - 1715 N6174D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATESBORO,GA BAYLEY,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RAG FOUND IN ENGINE COWLING BLOCKED PORTS OF CARBURETOR & CABIN HEAT INLETS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6174D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Statesboro
N6174DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 N6174D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot's excessive taxi speed during a turn while taxiing from landing, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear, and structural damage to the fuselage.NTSB ANC94LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe failure of an exhaust valve. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a factor.