- Date
- August 5, 1985, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Duncan, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30986Piper J4A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850805039889A
- Case key
- 21833
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was practicing short fld landings when the accident occurred. He stated the acft ballooned and he advanced the throttle but the eng failed to respond immediately. The acft stalled at 2 ft above the ground according to the plt. Hardcontact with the ground resulted in substantial damage to the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30986
- Reported as
- Piper J4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4-1264
- Airframe hours
- 2,037
- Engine
- Continental C-85-8F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Irving L. Kinney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 5, 1985 · 19 hours before
- Airport
- DUC · Halliburton Field
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 792 total · 62 in this make and model · 752 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N30986 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.