- Date
- November 21, 1976
- Place
- Bristol, PA · BRISTOL, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5718ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761121041359A
- Case key
- 156495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4066 76/11/21 BRISTOL,PA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N5718Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 57, 12046 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 3M DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRISTOL,PA ALLENTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT LIGHT POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5718Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- 3m
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.