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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Macon, MO · April 12, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1975
Place
Macon, MO · MACON, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N56088Piper PA-32
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750412008419A
Case key
148584

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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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3-0731  75/4/12    MACON,MO            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 193
        TIME - 1630                    N56088              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KANSAS CITY,KS              PONTIAC,MI                   MACON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           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- ENG FAILURE.EMGCY LDG IN SOFT AREA ADJ TO RUNWAY.HI SINK RATE KNOCKED OFF NOSEWHEEL AND L GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N56088
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Macon

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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.