- Date
- May 25, 1987, 13:34 local (19:34 UTC)
- Place
- Ogden, UT
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2888BPiper PA-28RT-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870525015569A
- Case key
- 17110
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft departed rapid city, SD, en route to elko, NV. While in cruise flt in IMC at 12,000 ft, eng lost all pwr. Acft was over mountainous terrain and ATC issued plt vectors through canyon. Acft broke out of overcast at 8000 ft MSL (about 1500 ft AGL) and 6 mi from arpt. Plt elected to stretch glide and attempt landing at arpt instead of landing in nearby open areas. Acft struck unoccupied warehouse and crashed in empty salvage yard across street in downtown Ogden, UT. Disassembly of engine revealed catastrophic failure of #1 connecting rod due to fatigue. The fatigue had originated in an area of surface decarburization and scale inclusions. Teledyne-continental's service bulletin M86-11 had not been accomplished.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2888B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28RT-201T (PA-28RT-20)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7931541
- Airframe hours
- 814
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-FB1, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harold Wilkinson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1986 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- RAP · Rapid City, SD
- Destination
- EKO · Elko, NV
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OGD · Ogden Municipal
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,382 total · 136 in this make and model · 1,379 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 19 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OGD, 4 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.