- Date
- October 25, 1984, 16:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Vicksburg, MS
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4873ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841025061039A
- Case key
- 6575
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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
During preflt, plt detected water in fuel sample. After takeoff, the engine began to run roughly and on crosswind leg lost power completely. Plt stated that on approach to forced landing, he intentionally struck a tree with the left wing to slow the acft. Investigation revealed the carburetor float chamber to be half full of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4873Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-8452
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-CL, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edgar R. Wooten, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Airport
- VKS · Vicksburg Muni, runway 19, 5,000 × 100 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.