- Date
- October 3, 1984, 11:39 local (17:39 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5758PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841003058529A
- Case key
- 16586
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he was on a x-country flt and after aprx 1.5 hrs, the engine started to run rough. The plt attempted to correct the roughness and when he applied the carb heat, the engine quit. The plt turned off the carb heat but power could not be restored and an emergency landing on an interstate between two overpasses was planned. The plt delayed putting the gear down until high lines were cleared. The acft landed with the gear up. The outside air temp was 48 degs & the dew point was 47 degs. According to icing probability charts, conditions were conducive to carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5758P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-834
- Airframe hours
- 1,926
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A15A, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael Barr
- Registered owner
- Michael Barr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1983 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Clovis, NM
- Destination
- Durango, CO
- Airport
- LVS · Las Vegas Muni
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 613 total · 87 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVS, 7 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.