- Date
- March 5, 1983, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Blythe, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9716TPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830305006349A
- Case key
- 23432
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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
Shortly after takeoff the acft experienced a power loss. During the subsequent forced landing the acft collided with trees. Wreckage examination disclosed no evidence of fuel and the engine operated normally during a functional test conducted 6 days after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9716T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0169
- Airframe hours
- 405
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymond Muccillo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 8, 1982 · 13 hours before
- Destination
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 300 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.