- Date
- July 27, 1985, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Delaware, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N110CFPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850727034179A
- Case key
- 13169
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Total loss of engine power occurred in the descent. The flight was vectored toweard the nearest airport but was unable to reach the runway. The aircraft was landed in a rough field. The left magneto was found seized during engine examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N110CF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7540003
- Airframe hours
- 2,523
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chart Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1985 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- FNT · Flint, MI
- Destination
- CMH · Columbus, OH
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,026 total · 752 in this make and model · 901 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 7° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N110CF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.