- Date
- November 21, 1987, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lewisburg, KY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6450PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871121081789A
- Case key
- 7565
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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 pilot experienced a loss of engine power at 5500 feet. He was not able to start the engine after completing an emergency procedure. The pilot established an approach to a landing area, and stalled the aircraft on short final. The aircraft moved about 30 feet after impact. There was ample altitude available for the pilot to establish an approach to a large open field. The stall resulted in substantially more damage and injuries. The evidence indicated the overhaul facility did not properly safety the four bolts which attach the camshaft drive gear in the accessory drive section of the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6450P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 241565
- Airframe hours
- 4,391
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1C5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Slater, Norman
- Registered owner
- Norman Slater
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1987 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- OWB · Owensburg, KY
- Destination
- Manchester, TN
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 629 total · 302 in this make and model · 512 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.