- Date
- July 8, 1983, 11:38 local (15:38 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N39487Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830708029929A
- Case key
- 12250
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Analysis
About 1 1/2 min after taking off, the acft was climbing thru aprx 1400 ft AGL when the eng lost most of its power, sputtered, and shortly thereafter quit running altogether. The plt switched fuel tank & tried to restart the eng but was unable. The plt was unable to glide to the arpt, so he elected to land in a field. As the acft was approaching the field, the plt did not see transmission wires until they were directly in front of the acft. He maneuvered the acft to avoid a collision; however, a cable became wrapped around the prop & the left wing hit a utility pole. The acft then crash landed in a field. An exam of the acft & eng was made, but no fuel contamination or preimpact failures were found. After minor impact failures were repaired, the eng was started & operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39487
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7887095
- Airframe hours
- 1,489
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles L. Labarge Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CMH · Columbus, OH
- Destination
- SUS · St. Louis, MO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,003 total · 1,203 in this make and model · 1,876 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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