MKC77FCQ34

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Benton, KS · May 12, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 12, 1977
Place
Benton, KS · BENTON, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9783PPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770512015349A
Case key
147629

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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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3-1525  77/5/12    BENTON,KS           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1877
        TIME - 1700                    N9783P              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENTON,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- EXPERIENCED ENG ROUGHNESS,REDUCED PWR,STALLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9783P
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Benton

FAA reports on this event · 1

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