MKC69F0397

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · New Liberty, IA · March 19, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 19, 1969
Place
New Liberty, IA · NEW LIBERTY, IA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N561CCPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184861

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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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3-1744  69/3/19    NEW LIBERTY,IOWA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 109
        TIME - 1530                    N561CC              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N561CC
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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