- Date
- December 7, 1985, 10:12 local (15:12 UTC)
- Place
- Clover, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5388FPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851207061129A
- Case key
- 6912
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
The aircraft experienced an engine failure during cruise flight and attempted an emergency landing in a field. During landing roll the aircraft collided with small trees on the FAR end of the field. Post-crash examination of the engine disclosed that the bolt which held the crankshaft drive gear in place was loose, allowing the drive gear to rotate and break the dowel pin.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5388F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287790106
- Airframe hours
- 2,044
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Melvin D. Mcintosh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1985 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 4 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 5 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.