- Date
- August 17, 1966
- Place
- Worland, WY · WORLAND, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8849JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121864
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3358 66/8/17 NR.WORLAND WYO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 433 TIME - 1600 N8849J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE *ERROR-INVALID CODE*: *ERROR-INVALID CODE* PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM: PORTABLE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED INSIDE AIRCRAFT.CHEMICAL DAMAGED VACUUM PUMP,INSTRUMENTS,AND RADIO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8849J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8849JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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