- Date
- August 22, 1975
- Place
- Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4519TPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750822026179A
- Case key
- 151360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4112 75/8/22 NEWBURYPORT,MA PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1465 TIME - 1210 N4519T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 640 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUM ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWBURYPORT,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- L ENG CKD OK,R ENG STICKY INTAKE VALVE,FOULED SPARK PLUGS,PART DETERIORATED AIR INTAKE HOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4519T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plum Island
N4519TRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Piper PA-34-200Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4519T · 1
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