- Date
- December 23, 1984, 12:11 local (17:11 UTC)
- Place
- Troy, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9645WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841223069639A
- Case key
- 12975
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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(partial) - nonmechanical
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertent
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - open field
Analysis
The plt reported a loss of power while in the traffic pattern. During his manuvering to position the acft for landing, the acft stalled & impacted in a field. Investigation did not reveal any fuel/eng malfunction that would have contributed to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9645W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-23104
- Airframe hours
- 3,596
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hot Props Flying Club,Inc
- Registered owner
- Hot Props Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 8, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 7DC · Troy, MI
- Airport
- 7DC · Troy-Oakland
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 438 total · 10 in this make and model · 365 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 12 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.