- Date
- January 24, 1976
- Place
- Auburn, ME · AUBURN, ME
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2074TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760124002679A
- Case key
- 152250
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0095 76/1/24 AUBURN,ME PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0945 N2074T PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 44, 8318 TOTAL HOURS, 218 DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN-LEWISTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- ENG IGNITION SWITCHES IN ON POSITION WHEN PLT MOVED PROP BY HAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2074T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Auburn-Lewiston
N2074TRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2017 · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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 N2074T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA13LA097Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLock Haven, PAThe reinstallation of improper connecting rods at engine overhaul, which resulted in abnormal wear of the connecting rod bearings; while the bearings did not meet the manufacturer’s specifications, the use of the unapproved connecting rods more likely caused…NTSB BFO89LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDover, DEAfter takeoff the plt began a cruise climb to 5500 ft. he rprtd that when the acft reached 5200 ft, he noticed oil spraying from underneath the front of the eng cowling. The oil eventually covered the windscreen. The plt diverted toward a nearby arpt, but the…