- Date
- October 31, 1987, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Devils Lake, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N32887Piper J5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871031061779A
- Case key
- 17411
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A commercial plt was giving instruction to another commercial plt with a CFI rating. Witnesses observed the aircraft at approximately 100 feet over a water fowl production lake. The plt stated that during a turn and pull up, the engine lostpower and the aircraft made an emergency landing in the lake. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions/failures were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32887
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5393
- Airframe hours
- 3,736
- Engine
- Continental C85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Jackson, Carl F.
- Registered owner
- Jacob G Hoffner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 14, 1987 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- DVL
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,741 total · 36 in this make and model · 1,630 as pilot in command · 287 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DVL, 3 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.