- Date
- March 2, 1986, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Elkton, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8167RPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860302083999A
- Case key
- 11242
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced a loss of pwr during cruise. The student plt reported that carb heat was applied after the initial pwr loss without any change in RPM. He subsequently applied full throttle, but the acft was unable to maintain altitude and a forced ldg was made in a soybean field. The engine was later test-run, and it reportedly developed close to full pwr. .
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8167R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016280
- Airframe hours
- 510
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Bridgeport Aero, Inc
- Registered owner
- David Marvin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 15, 1985 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- FDK · Frederick, MD
- Destination
- N83 · Bridgeport, NJ
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 56 total · 54 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILG, 14 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.
Other investigations on N8167R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.