- Date
- May 26, 1984, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tallulah, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6958DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840526019249A
- Case key
- 21343
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Analysis
The acft caught fire shortly after takeoff and the plt landed in a wheat field. The nosewheel dug into the soft field and the acft nosed over. This acft has been the subject of recommendations on worn and deteriorated fuel lines. The pltsdescription of his actions during the forced landing include cutting the engine and the ignition but no mention was made of cutting off the fuel by use of the mixture control or fuel selector.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6958D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4887
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Oliver F. Mckinley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 10, 1983 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- M80 · Tallulah, LA
- Destination
- MCB · Mccomb, MS
- Airport
- M80 · Scott
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 230 total · 15 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 10 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.