- Date
- November 5, 1988, 12:49 local (17:49 UTC)
- Place
- Mc Donough, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2407LPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881105049469A
- Case key
- 7861
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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
Shortly after takeoff the flight experienced a complete engine failure. The pilot attempted a forced landing to an open field but crashed short. The investigation disclosed that the pilot was not certificated as an airman and he did not have the permission of the owner to fly the airplane. The investigation also failed to disclose any problems with the airplane. However, no fuel was found in the airplane fuel system nor fuel spillage around the wreckage. The pilot did not refuel before the flight. The pilot did not submit an accident report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2407L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0695
- Airframe hours
- 1,934
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas T. Warner
- Registered owner
- Doug Warner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 3, 1987 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- Stockbridge, GA
- Airport
- Berry Hill, runway 29, 3,000 × 40 ft, macadam
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
- 32
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.