- Date
- April 26, 1983, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N82717Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830426016199A
- Case key
- 12155
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After takeoff, the plt elected to practice touch-and-go landings. After about 5 landings, the eng lost power while the plt was turning on a base leg for rwy 17 at about 400 ft AGL. He tried to restart the eng. However, the left wing hit the tops of trees & the plane crashed during an emergency landing. Reportedly, the fuel selector was positioned to the right tank when the eng lost power. No measurable amount of fuel was found in the right tank; however, fuel was available in the left tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82717
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8190286
- Airframe hours
- 430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-181, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tom Neuman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 14, 1983 · 63 hours before
- Airport
- ANE · Anoka, runway 17, 4,800 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,846 total · 243 in this make and model · 1,656 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N82717 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.