NYC74FHD35

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Bridgeport, NJ · April 29, 1974

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1974
Place
Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N56192Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740429010219A
Case key
124285

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1268  74/4/29    BRIDGEPORT,NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1250                    N56192              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 5180 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.3 CYL HEAD ASSY SEPN FM BARREL.

Aircraft

Registration
N56192
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bridgeport

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N56192 · 1

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