- Date
- June 29, 1967
- Place
- Council Grve, KS · COUNCIL GRVE, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1497APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116330
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2311 67/6/29 COUNCIL GRVE,KANS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 90 TOTAL TIME - 2000 N1497A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SEVERAL SPARK PLUGS FOULED,IGNITION LEAD TO NO.3 CYLINDER BURNED.NO ENGINE MAINT FOR 253 HOURS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1497A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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