- Date
- September 25, 1987, 14:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Troy, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7688FPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870925056609A
- Case key
- 13833
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Drg the initial climb after takeoff, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was dmgd drg a forced lndg west of the arpt. Drg an exam of the acft, 20 to 25 gal of avgas was fnd in the left fuel tank; however, the rgt tank had only residual fuel remaining. The fuel selector was fnd in the 'off' position & no fuel was fnd in the carburetor or fuel line to the eng. Also, the fuel sys was intact & no leaks were fnd in the sys.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7688F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7790219
- Airframe hours
- 3,159
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Romeo Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Max-A-Million, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 19, 1987 · 39 hours before
- Destination
- D98 · Romeo, MI
- Airport
- 3BB · Big Beaver, runway 27, 2,400 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 18
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 344 total · 60 in this make and model · 231 as pilot in command · 86 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Observed at
- DET, 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.