- Date
- October 22, 1991, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Berryville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4616RPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911022047349A
- Case key
- 18177
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Probable cause
A power loss for undetermined reasons. Factors were: incorrect fuel, improper maintenance, and inadequate maintenance inspection interval.
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
During approach, the aircraft engine lost power and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field with the aircraft coming to rest in a ditch. Investigation revealed that the pilot was not certified and did not possess a medical certificate. Also, the aircraft was using incorrect fuel, the engine was non-standard, and an annual inspection had not been performed for six years. No mechanical malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4616R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-21366
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Snider, Richard D.
- Departed
- Coosville, MO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Flight hours
- 200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- FYV, 40 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 N4616R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.