- Date
- July 1, 1978
- Place
- Denison, IA · DENISON, IA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5510JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780701040489A
- Case key
- 140320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3616 78/7/1 DENISON,IA PIPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 450 TIME - 1545 N5510J PX- 3 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DENISON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AINSWORTH,NE DUPAGE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- QUICK DRAIN LEVER JAMMED OPEN.PROTECTIVE COVER MISSING.TESTS CONCLUDED OVER 1/2 TANK FUEL LEFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5510J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Denison Muni
N5510JRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 1978 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.