NYC75FNA26

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Warwick, RI · November 23, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 23, 1974
Place
Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4375TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144488

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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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3-3939  74/11/23   WARWICK,RI          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N4375T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TF GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                LAWRENCE,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- BOTH PROP BLADES BENT AFT,DEEP CHORDWISE SCRATCHES.T/D APRX 1500FT BFR APCH END RWY 16.

Aircraft

Registration
N4375T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tf Green

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