- Date
- December 9, 1974
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N111JKPiper PA-31P
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741209040019A
- Case key
- 143038
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3660 74/12/9 FRESNO,CALIF PIPER PA-31P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 12500 TIME - 1006 N111JK PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 835 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CALIF BLYTH,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SPINNERS,DOMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP) REMARKS- AIRCRAFT LND IN VINEYARD.RIGHT PROP OVERSPEED DUE NO DOME AIR PRESS.UN FEATHER,UN MAINTAIN ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N111JK
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fresno
FAA reports on this event · 1
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