- Date
- July 24, 1992, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nederland, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N75350Piper PA-28-200R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920724027499A
- Case key
- 18227
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
A partial loss of power for undetermined reasons. A factor was: no suitable terrain for a forced landing.
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
While on a cross country flight at 11,500 feet over mountainous terrain the engine began running rough. The pilot reversed course and set up for a forced landing in a clearing in a small valley. During the final portion of the approach, the engine smoothed out; however, the valley was too small for an exit to be accomplished. The pilot attempted to land on a road, but a wing tip caught and the airplane impacted into trees. No mechanical or system failure/malfunction was found during aircraft examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75350
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-200R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7635317
- Airframe hours
- 6,547
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walker, Merle L.
- Registered owner
- Walker, Merle L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 17, 1991 · 132 hours before
- Departed
- 1V5 · Boulder, CO
- Destination
- U42 · Salt Lake, UT
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 800 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 74 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.