- Date
- December 11, 1982, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lacon, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77340Piper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71301
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
After a normal liftoff to pattern altitude the engine began to miss and backfire. The pilot returned to the airport. The pilot performed a thorough magneto check finding no unusual indications. The pilot tookoff and at approximately 200 ft the engine back to miss and lost power. An emergency landing was made in a corn field, 1/4 mile from the airport. Investigation revealed no mechanical malfunctions of failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77340
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2948
- Airframe hours
- 322
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marion A. Stoerker
- Registered owner
- Marion A. Stoerker
- Departed
- C · Aurora, IL
- Destination
- C · Lacon, IL
- Airport
- 414 · Marshall Co., runway 36, 2,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,300 total · 1,045 in this make and model · 147 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg