- Date
- May 5, 1983, 22:30 local (May 6, 1983, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Vernon, IL
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8210VPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830505018989A
- Case key
- 12161
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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
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
After takeoff, the acft was climbing thru about 500 ft AGL when there was a considerable power loss. Subsequently, the acft struck trees while the plt was attempting to return to the rwy. An exam of the eng was made, but the reason for the power loss was not found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8210V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8216165
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Triangle Air Service,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- H84 · Flora, IL
- Airport
- MVN · Mount Vernon
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.