- Date
- July 26, 1986, 14:12 local (19:12 UTC)
- Place
- Fargo, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7592WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860726035219A
- Case key
- 17021
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reports that the flt was descending through 7,000 ft approaching the dest arpt when the eng began to run rough and lost pwr. The flt continued toward to the arpt but was unable to reach the rwy and landed about 1/4 mi short. After touchdown the acft collided with a fence. Disassembly of the eng revealed that the #3 cyl exh valve was broken. Some pieces of the broken valve were not found during the examination and the nature of the failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7592W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1557
- Airframe hours
- 3,562
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Archard T. Uttley Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 12, 1985 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- LXL · Little Falls, MN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FAR · Hector Field, runway 35, 9,546 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 180 total · 133 in this make and model · 115 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 1 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.
Other investigations on N7592W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.