- Date
- October 7, 1984, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rocky Ford, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8759DPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841007058439A
- Case key
- 16590
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, at 150 to 200 ft AGL the acft was unable to continue the climb or maintain alt. During the forced landing rollout in a corn field the acft nosed over and came to rest inverted. Engine disassembly revealed no mechanical malfunctions. The cause of the power loss as described by the plt could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8759D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5943
- Airframe hours
- 1,476
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billie T. Pitts
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 3, 1983 · 9 hours before
- Destination
- APA · Englewood, CO
- Airport
- 2V8 · Rocky Ford, runway 8, 3,800 × 80 ft, dirt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,240 total · 180 in this make and model · 92 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °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 N8759D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.