- Date
- September 23, 1985, 18:22 local (Sep 24, 1985, 00:22 UTC)
- Place
- Deming, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7467DPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850923046999A
- Case key
- 16767
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While practicing touch and go landings the plt added pwr for takeoff and the eng quit. The plt veered the acft to the left to avoid hitting farm machinery and collided with a tree stump. Post accident exam of the eng revealed the eng mostlikely failed as a result of too rich of a mixture and rapid throttle application.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7467D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-5796
- Airframe hours
- 2,991
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mr. Lee Thomas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 21, 1985 · 42 hours before
- Airport
- NN26 · Luna
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 22,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N7467D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.