- Date
- March 29, 1986, 14:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Plymouth, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3900PPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860329011059A
- Case key
- 13442
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The eng quit during climb out shortly after takeoff. The plt switched tanks and tried a restart with no success. The acft then experienced a nose gear collapse and nosed over during a landing roll in a field. Investigation revealed the fuel line to the carburetor had become disconnected resulting in fuel starvation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3900P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-3568
- Airframe hours
- 3,276
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William E. Crump, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1985 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- 1D2 · Plymouth, MI
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 372 total · 154 in this make and model · 263 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 18 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DTW, 10 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.
Other investigations on N3900P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.