- Date
- August 6, 1984, 19:45 local (Aug 7, 1984, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Delta Junction, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5793DPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840806040629A
- Case key
- 4221
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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.
Analysis
The acft was damaged in an off arpt landing after the engine lost power. The plt stated the acft was operating on automotive fuel without the required supplemental type certificate. The acft was operating without the required annual inspection and the tbo had been exceeded by over 19 percent. Post accident examination showed that the #3 exhaust valve had broken off and broken out a part of the top of the piston.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5793D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4469
- Airframe hours
- 2,388
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald Earl Evans
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 27, 1983
- Departed
- 25AK · Delta Junction, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 65 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.