- Date
- January 24, 1973
- Place
- Five Points, CA · FIVE POINTS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5878YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730124001449A
- Case key
- 112209
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0490 73/1/24 FIVE POINTS,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 68, 5921 TIME - 1200 N5878Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEAVENPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CALIF FIVE POINTS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- B NUT ON L ENG HOSE ATTACH FITTING LOOSE,2 HRS SINCE ENG MAINT.L & NOSE GR DWN,R GR HALFWAY DWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5878Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Deavenport
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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.