- Date
- October 8, 1977
- Place
- Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N117HCPiper PA-31P
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771008037349A
- Case key
- 144801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3402 77/10/8 VANCOUVER,WA PIPER PA-31P CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 7200 TIME - 0825 N117HC PX- 2 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARSON AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VANCOUVER WA PENDICTON BC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PROP SLOW TO FEATHER,NO AIRCHARGE.PLT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIR CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117HC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pearson Airpark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N117HC · 1
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