- Date
- November 24, 1980
- Place
- Cambridge, NE · CAMBRIDGE, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4196HPiper PA-15
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801124072049A
- Case key
- 128335
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2937 80/11/24 CAMBRIDGE,NE PIPER PA-15 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N4196H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 1891 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 48 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBRIDGE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMBRIDGE,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 4 CYL CRACKED AT BASE,SEPARATED.AVOIDING TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4196H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cambridge Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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