- Date
- June 25, 1985, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Airy, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2395GPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850625027879A
- Case key
- 6816
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Analysis
While nearing completion of a solo x-country flt, the eng quit. The student plt selected an open area, but overshot the intended touchdown point & the acft crashed in the backyard of a single family dwelling. An investigation failed to disclose any system malfunction or failure. Only about 3 qts of fuel was remaining in the left tank. The right tank was damaged, so the amount of fuel in that tank could not be verified. According to the arpt manager, the acft should have had an endurance of 5 hrs at normal power. The acft crashed about 4.3 hrs after takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2395G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0516
- Airframe hours
- 3,083
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aviation Enterprise
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 30, 1985 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- Mt. Airy, NC
- Destination
- Mt Airy, NC
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Mt. Airy
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 60 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.