- Date
- August 9, 1984, 02:45 local (07:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5105FPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840809077019A
- Case key
- 21141
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Analysis
On climbout from a night takeoff, a complete power loss occurred. The plt attempted to return to the airport, but insufficient altitude was available. During an ensuing forced landing, the acft collided with trees before ground impact. An investigation revealed a metal elbow had not been installed in the flexible induction air duct during an engine overhaul. Subsequently the duct collapsed & blocked the induction airflow to the eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5105F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7G80497
- Airframe hours
- 2,653
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Earl W. Wever
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 18, 1984 · 85 hours before
- Destination
- COS · Colorado Spring, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,998 total · 1,998 in this make and model · 1,998 as pilot in command · 112 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5105F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.