- Date
- May 16, 1979
- Place
- East Haven, CT · EAST HAVEN, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N95446Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790516009319A
- Case key
- 135857
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1547 79/5/16 EAST HAVEN,CT PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2120 N95446 PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 24, 352 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 185 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWEED-NEW HAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRIDGEPORT,CT RETURN EAST HAVEN,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 4 CYL EX VALVE BROKEN.STRUCK TV ANTENNA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95446
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tweed-New Haven
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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.