- Date
- March 28, 1986, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Henryville, IN
- Injuries
- 5 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4804SPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860328010929A
- Case key
- 13348
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after leveling the acft off at 9000 ft MSL, the plt experienced an engine failure. During the subsequent forced landing the acft struck a tree and was further damaged during the forced landing roll. Metallurgical exam revealed the crankshaft failed due to high cycle, low stress fatigue cracking which initiated from a subsurface origin area. The camshaft was also found failed, but this was determined to have occurred following the crankshaft failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4804S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-1189
- Airframe hours
- 2,367
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert J. Parrot
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 6, 1985 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- SMD · Ft. Wayne, IN
- Destination
- CSG · Columbus, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 150 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.