- Date
- February 26, 1985, 16:00 local (Feb 27, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21780Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850226048539A
- Case key
- 24664
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The plt reported that during initial climb, the eng lost power. Unable to maintain flt, he made a forced landing 4 mi north of the aprt on rough desert terrain. During subsequent eng tests, sufficient power was developed to sustain flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21780
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7887230
- Airframe hours
- 438
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Linda C. Murry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1984 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- APV
- Destination
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Airport
- APV · Apple Valley
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,889 total · 69 in this make and model · 2,889 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.