- Date
- May 19, 1984, 16:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5387FPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840519017669A
- Case key
- 23957
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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
The acft experienced an eng power failure during takeoff & collided with the ground while maneuvering to return to the airport. The plt stated that he 'turned right trying to return to the runway,' & at the same time, 'maintain 80 (KTS IAS), but it (the acft) suddenly dropped.' When interviewed, the plt reported that a normal pre-flight inspection was performed & at that time observed both fuel tanks were at a level of '2 to 3 inches below the tabs.' Exhaustive examination of all power-related systems failed to reveal a component failure or malfunction whichwould have resulted in the power failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5387F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7715117
- Airframe hours
- 3,759
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Corona Aircraft, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 6, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- L66 · Corona, runway 25, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 48 total · 48 in this make and model · 29 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CNO, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.