- Date
- July 16, 1985, 20:00 local (Jul 17, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Schaumburg, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N4349KPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850716032239A
- Case key
- 13147
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Analysis
The acft contacted a ditch during a forced landing following a loss of pwr shortly after takeoff. The plt reported that at an alt of aprx 200 ft AGL, during the takeoff climb, a total loss of pwr occurred. A left turn was made in an attemptto avoid buildings and the landing was made in a fld adjacent to the rwy. Post accident inspection revealed the fuel selector was positioned btw the left tank and off positions. The fuel detent was depressed and carpet fibers were found in the detent. The eng was test run and when the fuel selector was placed btw the left tank and off positions, the eng would quit within 3 minutes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4349K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 84-6067
- Airframe hours
- 2
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Holiday Airway,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 11, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- 06C · Schaumburg
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 66 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHI, 619 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4349K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.