NYC75FHD43

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Lindenwold, NJ · May 7, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 7, 1975
Place
Lindenwold, NJ · LINDENWOLD, NJ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N41331Piper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750507020499A
Case key
149205

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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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3-1874   75/5/7    LINDENWOLD,NJ       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N41331              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 3800 TOTAL HOURS, 700
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBION,NJ                   BRIDGEPORT,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 1 CONNECTING ROD BOLTS BKN,FRONT MAIN BEAR FUSED TO MAIN AREA.MFG UN DTMN ORIGIN OF FAIL.

Aircraft

Registration
N41331
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N41331 · 1

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