- Date
- August 9, 1986, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tiffin, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8470RPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860809082209A
- Case key
- 7165
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system - contaminationCause
Fuel supply - uncontrolledCause
Maintenance,inspection - inadequateCause
Preflight planning/preparation - poorCause
Forced landing
Hard landing
Emergency procedure - improper use of
Analysis
About four minutes after take-off the engine lost power and the pilot attempted a forced landing in a corn field. Examination of the aircraft showed water and other contamination in the fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8470R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-22375
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles V. Love
- Registered owner
- James E. Huggins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 52D · Tiffin, OH
- Destination
- Flint, MI
- Airport
- 52D · Tiffin
N8470RRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 570 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FDY, 24 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.