# NTSB CHI85LA321: Piper PA-32-300, N110CF, Delaware, OH, July 27, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 27, 1985, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Delaware, OH
- Coordinates: 40.289154, -83.080451 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2892&lon=-83.0805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA321
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13169/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA321

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, descent - normal
  - ignition system,magneto - failure,total (cause)
  - maintenance,compliance with ad - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, descent - emergency
  - object - wire,transmission
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110CF-2022-05-19), registration cancelled 2022-05-19, S/N 32-7540003, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-7540003
- Airframe hours: 2523
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850727034179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727034179A), Jul 27, 1985: Piper PA32300, Delaware, OH, Substantial damage. Heard dull knock and then engine failed. Struck wires during approach to a field. Trigger ramp failed in magneto.

## Other investigations on N110CF (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA153), Aug 4, 2002: Piper PA-32-300 (N110CF), Bluffton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's fuel mismanagement with his failure to position the fuel selector to the proper tank which resulted in engine fuel starvation.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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