- Date
- January 7, 1988, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Rock Camp, WV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N14BKPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880107012429A
- Case key
- 11389
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During cruise flight in IMC the engine stopped when the plt turned the carb heat to check for carb ice. He was unable to restart the engine. He descended into VMC and tried a forced landing in an open field. The acft struck a tree short of the field. The plt lost control of the acft and it landed hard in the open field. Exam of the acft did not disclose evidence of malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14BK
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-689
- Airframe hours
- 4,530
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1C5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Mario W. Overhoff
- Registered owner
- Duggan Financial Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1987
- Departed
- ROA · Roanoke, VA
- Destination
- LUK · Cincinnati, OH
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,131 total · 532 in this make and model · 1,996 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 10 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BKW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.