- Date
- July 5, 1983, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kelleys Island, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5782WPiper PA-28-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830705028549A
- Case key
- 12247
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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
The acft lost power on takeoff and collided with trees about 1/4 mile off the end of the rwy. The pilot said he prefltedand removed about 1/2 ounce of water from each tank, none from the gascolator. Inspection after the accident revealed water in the carburetor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5782W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1659
- Airframe hours
- 964
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl F. Scheu
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1983
- Destination
- 1G6 · Strongville, OH
- Airport
- 89D · Kelleys Island, runway 27, 2,200 × 25 ft
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,600 total · 1,600 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOL, 30 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.