- Date
- August 6, 1982, 01:00 local (06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Springdale, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7176RPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820806035099A
- Case key
- 72677
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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
The pilot stated taht the aircraft was at 4200 ft descending when the engine suddenly lost power. He was unable to glide to an airport so he landed on a road. During the landing, the right wing hit a road sign and was substantially damaged. After landing, the engine would operate up to about 1500 RPM. A mechanic stated that there was a blockage between the fuel selector and the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7176R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-21887
- Airframe hours
- 2,012
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J.W. Magness
- Registered owner
- J.W. Magness
- Departed
- Springdale, AR
- Destination
- Springdale, AR
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 269 total · 101 in this make and model · 211 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.