- Date
- May 3, 1983, 15:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Milpitas, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N40755Piper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830503017239A
- Case key
- 23695
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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
While descending thru 4300 ft, the eng lost power. The plt made an emergency landing on a gulf course, but during the landing roll, the right wing of the acft impacted a pole & was damaged. An exam revealed that the 5/16 inch bolt, pn STD-847, that secured the crankshaft gear to the aft end of the crankshaft had backed out. This resulted in shearing of the dowl pin. In turn, the crankshaft could not drive the accessories, which included the magnetos & vacuum pump. The eng had operated 371 hrs since overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40755
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7415079
- Airframe hours
- 2,656
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Mr. Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Frances Henry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 3, 1982 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- 061 · Cameron Park, CA
- Destination
- SJC · San Jose, CA
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.