- Date
- April 27, 1984, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Suffolk, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N37MAPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6272
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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
During the initial takeoff climb the acft contacted power lines located 584 ft from the end of the rwy. This was an initial test flt of the acft after having the engine overhauled. The plt stated at an alt of aprx 50 ft AGL the engine began to lose power and the 50 ft alt was reached near the rwy 7/25 intersection. This left aprx 1400 ft of rwy plus a 550 ft overrun area remaining. The plt stated that after accomplishing the emergency checklist it was noticed the power had reduced even further. The takeoff was continued and the power lines were contacted. Two witnesses stated they heard no power interruption. One of these witnesses stated the acft bounced on the rwy during the takeoff roll and the climb was initiated late. Post accident inspection of the engne and propeller revealed no visible abmornalities.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37MA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7780429
- Airframe hours
- 823
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William L.Hand
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1983 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- Suffolk, VA
- Airport
- SFQ · Suffolk, runway 33, 3,200 × 150 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,434 total · 29 in this make and model · 2,419 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORF, 23 nm away