- Date
- November 30, 1970
- Place
- Doylestown, PA · DOYLESTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4542PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159293
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2406 70/11/30 DOYLESTOWN,PA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 600 TIME - 1330 N4542P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BUCKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA DOYLESTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG CTLS MOUNT BRACKET ASSY FAILED AT PEDESTAL. UPPER PORTION ENG CTLS BLOCK NOT INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4542P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Central Bucks
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