- Date
- December 8, 1974
- Place
- Clarinda, IA · CLARINDA, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4075WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741208040529A
- Case key
- 142875
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3872 74/12/8 CLARINDA,IOWA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5374 TIME - 1515 N4075W PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARINDA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARINDA,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT GEAR POSITIONING DOWL HAD SHEARED.ALL DRIVEN GR REMAINED STATIONARY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4075W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clarinda Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4075W · 1
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