- Date
- October 19, 1988, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Palma, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4753WRockwell 114
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881019046719A
- Case key
- 7941
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported a complete engine failure while descending to traffic pattern altitude. The attempts to restart the engine failed. The pilot crashed in a field. The investigation disclosed an internal magneto timing of 30 and 27 degrees respectively. The prescribed magneto setting is 25 degrees. The bottom spark plugs were wet with fuel after an engine run was completed. The engine was overhauled about 165 hours prior to this accident. About six months after the overhaul, platinum tip spark plugs were installed to correct a magneto RPM drop problem. The airplane collided with a round bale hay holder during the landing attempt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4753W
- Reported as
- Rockwell 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14083
- Airframe hours
- 2,260
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-T4A5D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David L. Reid
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 30, 1988 · 165 hours before
- Departed
- Paducah, KY
- Destination
- Gilbertville, KY
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,745 total · 341 in this make and model · 1,614 as pilot in command · 78 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.