- Date
- July 28, 1983, 20:30 local (Jul 29, 1983, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Healy, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8553WPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830728039969A
- Case key
- 4045
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that after takeoff, at aprx 400 ft, the engine lost power. During a forced landing, the acft crashed in a river. No mechanical failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8553W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-10066
- Airframe hours
- 3,900
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl Sceley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Airport
- Healy River, runway 9, 1,000 × 20 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 558 total · 225 in this make and model · 538 as pilot in command · 252 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.