- Date
- January 8, 1982, 18:18 local (23:18 UTC)
- Place
- New Philadelphi, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N207CBPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820108000459A
- Case key
- 71989
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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
While on final approach the aircraft contacted a tree about 70 feet high and 920 feet from the displaced threshold to runway 14. The pilot then elected to initiate a go-around and climbed straight ahead. After completing a 180 degree turn to downwind the engine lost power and the pilot attempted to make a forced landing off the airport. The aircraft impacted a 40 foot tall tree near beaver dam creek and came to rest next to a large oak tree. During removal of the lower engine cowl the gascolator(cup) fell to the ground. Examination of the hole in the cowling normally used for access to the gascolator showed evidence of being struck by one or more tree branches. The wind was gusting to 24 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N207CB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287425372
- Airframe hours
- 3,099
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Byard
- Registered owner
- John Byard
- Departed
- 2G2 · Steubenville, OH
- Destination
- PHD · New Philadelphi, OH
- Airport
- PHO · Harry Clever Field
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 133 total · 133 in this make and model · 133 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 230° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK, 26 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.