- Date
- July 22, 1971
- Place
- Alturas, CA · ALTURAS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4115WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4444 71/7/22 ALTURAS,CALIF PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1535 N4115W PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 32, 1164 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 47 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTURAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALTURAS,CALIF OAKLAND,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: PROPELLER GOVERNOR CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PUSH-PULL PROP PITCH INNER CABLE DISTORTED AND BKN WITHIN CABLE HOUSING.UN CONT FLT LNDD IN MARSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4115W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alturas