- Date
- January 4, 1985, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Rawlins, WY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3575ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850104001159A
- Case key
- 16623
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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 lost eng pwr and was substantially damaged during an off arpt energency landing. The purpose of the flt was to look for coyotes. The post accident eng exam revealed that 9 consecutive teeth on the left magneto drive gear were ground off. This allowed the spark plugs energized by the left magneto to fire or spark out of proper sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3575Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7364
- Airframe hours
- 2,186
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary Loose
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 18 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.