- Date
- August 4, 1984, 11:27 local (16:27 UTC)
- Place
- Palmyra, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5086WPiper PA-28-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840804037889A
- Case key
- 12732
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Analysis
While on a personal flt the eng and airframe began to vibrate severely. The plt closed the throttle and turned eastward to land in a mint field. As he approached the field he applied power to clear a row of small houses, but during this maneuver struck a utility pole with the rt wing. The passengers related that the pole was on the FAR side of the houses and not seen by anyone on board until just before impact. Investigation revealed that about 6 inches of one propeller tip was missing. Examination of the propeller revealed existing nicks and rough file work on previous nicks. A fatigue failure originated from one of the nicks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5086W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-95
- Airframe hours
- 3,067
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gordon Marty & Richard Sauter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 4, 1983 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- 88C · Palmyra, WI
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 189 total · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5086W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.