- Date
- November 24, 1986, 15:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N23CPPiper PA-22-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19861124061529A
- Case key
- 4809
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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 plt-in-command stated he was executing a shallow approach to runway 16 and prior to reaching the runway the engine stopped producing power. He further stated that during his descent he did not use any carburetor heat. The plt lost control of the airplane prior to reaching the runway's threshold and crashed on the threshold. No mechanical irregularities were found and the airplane had sufficient fuel to complete the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23CP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 225866
- Airframe hours
- 2,192
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Dickey
- Registered owner
- James Dickey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 10, 1986 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- OTZ · Kotzebue, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MCG · Mcgrath, runway 16, 5,460 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 467 total · 200 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -22 °F, dew point 28 °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.