- Date
- February 28, 1972
- Place
- Delmont, PA · DELMONT, PA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7427PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0061 72/2/28 DELMONT,PA PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 568 TIME - 1730 N7427P PX- 3 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARMATAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGANTOWN,W VA BUFFALO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: CLAMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE REMARKS- EXHST LEAK BTN MUFFLER & SHROUD ASMBLY.TLPIPE SPRT CLAMP CAUSED SEPN.R WNG SMKG,L WNG EXPLDD INFLT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7427P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Armatage
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