- Date
- July 22, 1986, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sisseton, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8629LPiper PA-25-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860722035609A
- Case key
- 17018
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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 that the eng lost about 200 RPM during the takeoff roll and he decided to abort. During the abort the plt swerved to avoid a fence at the end of the rwy and the acft slid sideways collapsing the lt MLG. Investigation revealed a broken carburetor heat cable. The cable was worn in the area of the break. When the cable breaks the heat valve goes to the hot position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8629L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 255063
- Airframe hours
- 3,360
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Darrell Hillestad
- Registered owner
- J.F. Forrette
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1986 · 70 hours before
- Airport
- 3D8 · Sisseton Muni, runway 22, 2,300 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 350 in this make and model · 70 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.