- Date
- July 30, 1984, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Charles, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4314DPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840730075129A
- Case key
- 21138
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At aprx 250 ft ag., according to witnesses, eng sounds indicated that power was reduced to idle. The acft rolled into a steep left descending turn followed by the application of power just prior to impact. The CFI was known to have given other students simulated eng failures shortly after takeoff. An open field is adjacent to the arpt on the rwy extended centerline. Disassembly of the eng revealed no mechanical malfunctions which would have caused an interruption of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4314D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288316104
- Airframe hours
- 488
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Mcfillen Air Charter Inc
- Registered owner
- Lynn E. Foret
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 6, 1984 · 92 hours before
- Departed
- 4RO · Lake Charles, LA
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,828 total · 1,681 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 1 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.