- Date
- June 26, 1988, 20:00 local (Jun 27, 1988, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cambridge, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N21312Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11370
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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 had departed ocean city, MD aprx 20 minutes after takeoff when nearing the chesapeake bay at an alt of 3000 ft MSL, a total loss of engine power was experienced. The plt attempted to restart the engine to no avail and a forced landing was made in a swamp near Cambridge, MD. The plt and passenger were air-lifted from the accident site by military helicopter. The wreckage was later air-lifted from the site. The wreckage was placed on a flat bed trailer and the engine was test run. The engine operated normally when checked up to 2000 RPM. Cause of the loss of power could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21312
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887199
- Airframe hours
- 1,653
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Abromavich
- Registered owner
- Larry J Abromavich
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 19, 1987 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- N80 · Ocean City, MD
- Destination
- W10 · Manassas, VA
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 515 total · 22 in this make and model · 456 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
Other investigations on N21312 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.