SEA74DYG22

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Richland, WA · December 31, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1973
Place
Richland, WA · RICHLAND, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2350TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731231039349A
Case key
187428

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4041  73/12/31   RICHLAND,WASH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N2350T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 1050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            206 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHLAND,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT INOP 14 DAYS AND FUEL SUMPS NOT DRAINED PRIOR TO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2350T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Richland

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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