- Date
- July 5, 1985, 04:45 local (09:45 UTC)
- Place
- Port Aransas, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7589RPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850705029889A
- Case key
- 21789
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 plt stated the acft had been parked outside during periods of heavy rain for several weeks prior to this flt. The plt had drained a large amount of water from the fuel tanks prior to flt and stated the loss of power was due to water which could not be drained.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7589R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-22156
- Airframe hours
- 1,601
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Patrick Orem
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1985
- Departed
- 2R8 · Port Aransas, TX
- Destination
- Sinton, 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 403 total · 58 in this make and model · 377 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7589R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.