- Date
- November 21, 1983, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cameron, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2124NPiper PA28RT-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831121058419A
- Case key
- 21216
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees during a forced landing after engine failure. During post accident examination the clamp which secures the turbocharger inlet tube to the engine exhaust was found to be off the threads of the bolt and were not damaged and the nut was missing. Records showed that the engine was given a top overhaul seven hours prior to the accident. This was done by the owner and the clamp would have been removed at that time. The plt reported after the accident that during the flt the acft was crusing at 4500 ft when we heard a thump in the engine compartment and the engine quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2124N
- Reported as
- Piper PA28RT-201T (PA28RT-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7931037
- Airframe hours
- 1,377
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-FB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Victoria Aviation Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 29, 1983 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- VCT · Victoria, TX
- Destination
- FTW · Ft. Worth, TX
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 509 total · 21 in this make and model · 446 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.