- Date
- April 11, 1974
- Place
- Camp Drum, NY · CAMP DRUM, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5545JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186220
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0981 74/4/11 CAMP DRUM,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N5545J PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 27, 1900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 405 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSSEX,NJ OGDENSBURG,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: GASKET POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LANDED ON RESTRICTED ROAD DUE ROUGH ENGINE.HIT TREE CONTD FLT TO DEST.EX GASKETS BLOWN PLUGS WORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5545J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5545JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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