- Date
- March 27, 1973
- Place
- Bangor, ME · BANGOR, ME
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9513JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730327006279A
- Case key
- 170311
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0681 73/3/27 BANGOR,ME PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0352 N9513J PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 1278 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 680 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BANGOR INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TETERBORO,NJ BANGOR,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EST FLT 3HR 10MIN,FUEL ON BOARD 5HRS.ENG QUIT ABT 3HR 50MIN FLT. HIT HIWAY GUARD RAIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9513J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bangor Intl
N9513JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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