- Date
- August 25, 1974
- Place
- Richland, WA · RICHLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3173PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740825027539A
- Case key
- 136810
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2813 74/8/25 RICHLAND,WASH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N3173P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 2225 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLA WALLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHLAND,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FAILED TO USE EMERG GR EXTENSION SYS.UN TO MNTN AIRSPEED FOR GO-ARND.OIL LINE BROKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3173P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Walla Walla
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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.