- Date
- September 17, 1983, 19:12 local (23:12 UTC)
- Place
- Jonesboro, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7829DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830917051949A
- Case key
- 6208
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit. The pilot said he had been flying in the local area and came in to practice touch and go landings. During the 2nd takeoff the engine missed. He landed and did a magneto check then another takeoff was attempted. At about 150 ft AGL the engine lost 400 RPM and then quit. Two witnesses said they thought the engine was running badly before the last takeoff the engine was examined and water was found in the fluid drained from the carburetor bowl and the fuel strainer. The plt said he had a medical certificate dated 1/83. Faa's records branch in Oklahoma city reported that their must recent medical for him was 1973.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7829D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5475
- Airframe hours
- 2,998
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Robert Burns
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 22, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- 9A7 · South Expressway, runway 6, 2,700 × 30 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 600 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.