- Date
- August 10, 1982, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Malin, OK
- Coordinates
- 42.0400, -121.4193 (estimated)
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9925PPiper PA-36-285
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820810036519A
- Case key
- 71549
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Power loss during takeoff resulted in forced landing. Aircraft collided with canal bank. Cylinder had broken rings. Both plugs were badly oil fouled. One plug would not fire & the other fired intermittently.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9925P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-285
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7560035
- Airframe hours
- 1,831
- Engine
- Continental 6-285, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Wendell L. Mcmahan
- Registered owner
- Wendell L. Mcmahan
- Departed
- Malin, OK
- Destination
- Malin, OK
- Airport
- Malin
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 12,400 total · 1,211 in this make and model · 12,400 as pilot in command · 134 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °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 N9925P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.