- Date
- February 12, 1984, 09:07 local (16:07 UTC)
- Place
- Crested Butte, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8984PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840212003599A
- Case key
- 16336
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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
The acft was damaged during a forced landing on snow covered terrain after the engine failed during climb. An investigaiton revealed that the acft had 50 weight oil in it and the temperature was about 15 degrees f. the engine had been, pre-heated from the top because the hose could not be inserted through the lower cowl near the oil sump. An eng teardown revealed the #3 & #4 connecting rod cap bolts had failed after the rod bearings had 'frozen' from lack of lubrication.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8984P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4443
- Airframe hours
- 2,383
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Inland Disposal,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1983 · 106 hours before
- Destination
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 3V6 · Crested Butte, runway 11, 4,500 × 50 ft, snow
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 354 total · 304 in this make and model · 317 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F
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 N8984P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.