- Date
- January 22, 1974
- Place
- West Chester, PA · WEST CHESTER, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56118Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740122001879A
- Case key
- 187142
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0162 74/1/22 WEST CHESTER,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 100 TIME - 1530 N56118 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CHESTER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHESTER,PA BRIDGEPORT,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- TURF RWY SOFT AND MUDDY DUE SPRING THAWING.BECAME AIRBORNE ABT MID-FIELD THEN SETTLED BACK TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56118
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Chester Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N56118 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA91LA152Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlamingo, FLPartial loss of engine power due to failure of the no. 3 cylinder exhaust valve for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was lack of suitable terrain during the forced landing.NTSB NYC79DHD14Accident · No injuriesClosedBridgeport, NJ