- Date
- September 9, 1974
- Place
- New Bedford, MA · NEW BEDFORD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4088WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740909035819A
- Case key
- 138897
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3098 74/9/9 NEW BEDFORD,MASS PIPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1757 N4088W PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 23, 3125 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BEDFORD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW BEDFORD,MASS MATTITUCK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L MAG,10-349310-1,DIST BLOCK BURNED IN SVRL PLACES,ALLOWED INCORRECT IGN TO PLUGS.HIT JUNKED TRUCK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4088W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Bedford Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4088W · 1
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