- Date
- May 19, 1984, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2396JPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840519017559A
- Case key
- 6459
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flt, the eng lost power. The plt chose a small clearing for a forced landing, but just before touching down, the acft contacted an aluminum roofed shed & an electrical wire, then crash landed. An exam of the acft revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure. The temp & dew point at ashville, NC, were reported as 87 & 56 degrees respectively. The plt stated that he did not remember using carburetor heat. According to the icing probability charts, conditions were conducive to carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2396J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-79909116
- Airframe hours
- 814
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lofton Leland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 1A5 · Franklin, NC
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 365 total · 70 in this make and model · 365 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVL, 44 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.
Other investigations on N2396J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.