- Date
- April 19, 1973
- Place
- Fall River, MA · FALL RIVER, MA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7577RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730419009059A
- Case key
- 170642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0799 73/4/19 FALL RIVER,MASS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1245 N7577R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 348 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 36 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FALL RIVER,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SIMULATED EMGCY LDG PRACTICE OVR WOODED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7577R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fall River
N7577RRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7577R · 1
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