- Date
- September 9, 1964
- Place
- Melbourne, AR · MELBOURNE, AR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N678APiper PA22
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182115
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2833 64/9/9 MELBOURNE ARK PIPER PA22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 206 TIME - 1235 N678A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BROKEN FLEXIBLE HOSE BETWEEN OIL PRESSURE DOME ASSEMBLY AND OIL RADIATOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N678A
- Reported as
- Piper PA22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N678ARegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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