- Date
- June 25, 1987, 19:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Bowling Green, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38344Piper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870625027049A
- Case key
- 7465
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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
The instructor (CFI) rprtd he preflighted the acft & taxied to the refueling area. While there, he was apchd by another plt who wanted to go with him on this flt. They agreed & the CFI moved to the rgt seat. They commenced the start-up, run-up & takeoff checklist. The CFI rprtd that after climbing about 150', the eng lost power. A turn was made away fm bldgs & homes for an emerg lndg in a fld. Just bfr reaching the fld, the rgt wing hit the top cross piece of a telephonepole, then the acft crashed to the gnd & was extensively dmgd. The plt rprtd that just bfr impact, the eng started to regain power. An exam of the acft revealed there was moisture in the cylinders. The left fuel tank contained fuel with no contamination, but the rgt tank had ruptured & fuel had spilled out. A check of the rgt fuel cap revealed it would allow water to leak in. The bolts holding the cap were too long & the cap could not be adjusted for a tighter fit. The mixture ctl cable had pulled out of a fitting on the carburetor, but it showed no evidence of slippage bfr impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38344
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7703203
- Airframe hours
- 1,369
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Vinicio A.Mota
- Registered owner
- Moth Vinicio A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 19, 1987 · 95 hours before
- Airport
- 1G0 · Wood Co., runway 24, 2,795 × 48 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
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,840 total · 205 in this make and model · 2,693 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FDY, 23 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.