- Date
- February 25, 1983, 11:08 local (17:08 UTC)
- Place
- Ely, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N38855Piper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830225005429A
- Case key
- 12096
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
About 2 min after takeoff, at about 1,000 ft AGL, the eng siezed. The plt then glided onto a frozen lake. The acft did not have a current annual inspection. The last oil change recorded was during the annual on 7/15/81. Engine teardown revealed severe internal engine damage due to lack of lubrication. Conrods 1,2,3 & 4 were burned out & broken at the crankshaft ends.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38855
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3600
- Airframe hours
- 1,452
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-KIG5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mapes Industries, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1981 · 144 hours before
- Destination
- Lincoln, NE
- Airport
- ELO · Ely Municipal, runway 12, 5,600 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 300 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.