- Date
- July 30, 1985, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5430ZPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850730038199A
- Case key
- 16737
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Analysis
According to the plt, he was approaching the Boulder municipal arpt, Boulder, Colorado, for a VFR landing when his engine failed to develop sufficient power to sustain flight. A forced landing was made to a farmer's field. The acft sustained substantial damage, however, there were no injuries to the occupants of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5430Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-9203
- Airframe hours
- 3,729
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Adam N. Schneider
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 8, 1985 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- 1V5 · Boulder, CO
- Airport
- 1V5 · Boulder, runway 00, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,119 total · 215 in this make and model · 1,018 as pilot in command · 63 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5430Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.