- Date
- June 19, 1986, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Onida, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3856EPiper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860619026679A
- Case key
- 16984
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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 plt reported a partial loss of pwr occurred momentarily before liftoff. The takeoff was continued and once airborne the pwr loss reoccurred. The load was dumped, however, the acft impacted trees aprx 1 mile from the arpt as sufficient alt could not be maintained. Post accident inspection revealed the #2 and #8 cylinder intake valves were tuliped and would not close. The #2, #6 and #8 outlet tower blocks on the magneto were crossfiring which resulted in pre-ignition to those cylinders.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3856E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-780202
- Airframe hours
- 2,321
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Brett F. Barber
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1986 · 234 hours before
- Departed
- 98D · Onida, SD
- Airport
- 98D · Onida, runway 12, 2,350 × 100 ft
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,561 total · 904 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIR, 30 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.