- Date
- August 31, 1977
- Place
- Thomaston, ME · THOMASTON, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7309KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770831025219A
- Case key
- 146402
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2336 77/8/31 THOMASTON,ME PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 73, 7150 TIME - 1130 N7309K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1645 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMASTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THOMASTON,ME WATERVILLE,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7309K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thomaston
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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