- Date
- October 21, 1983, 23:30 local (Oct 22, 1983, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Arlington, TN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N35280Piper J5A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831021056789A
- Case key
- 6375
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
According to both occupants, the eng lost power during takeoff at night. Subsequently, the acft was damaged when it hit a fence & metal pole during an emergency landing. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The rear seat occupant, a female plt, who claimed to be the plt-in-command, suspected carburetor ice. The temp & dew point were 71 & 68 deg. According to icing probability charts, serious carburetor icing was probable at glide power & visible icing was probable at rated power. The front seat plt had had his plt's certificate revoked.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35280
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5-598
- Airframe hours
- 1,370
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Buck & Emmy Lou Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 6, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Destination
- M0I · Memphis, TN
- Airport
- runway 15, 3,800 × 75 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.