- Date
- August 5, 1988, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Westville, OK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5932PPiper PA-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880805030899A
- Case key
- 22671
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot descended the airplane from 5000 feet using reduced power but without using carburetor heat. At 3500 feet the pilot advanced the throttle but the engine did not accelerate and then stopped producing power completely. Despite corrective measures by the pilot, the engine would not run. During the forced landing, the left wing hit a tree. No fuel was found in the fuel system but the carburetor was broken open during ground impact. The pilot stated he saw the fuel quantity gauge and fuel pressure gauge indicating properly before the tree impact. The icing probability chart indicates the temperature/dew point was right for serious carburetor icing at glide power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5932P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1020
- Airframe hours
- 3,370
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Acord, Woodrow W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1988 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- HAX · Muskogee, OK
- Destination
- ASG · Springdale, AR
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 99 total · 21 in this make and model · 61 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FYV
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 N5932P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.