- Date
- May 6, 1979
- Place
- Monsey, NY · MONSEY, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N453LTPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2168 79/5/6 MONSEY,NY PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 288 TIME - 1630 N453LT PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRING VALLEY,NY SUSSEX,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OWNER INSTALLED AVI QUICK DRAIN VALVE PN 71C-4T. DRAIN OPEN WHEN NOSE RETRACTED. STRUCK OVERPASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N453LT
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage