- Date
- August 9, 1986, 22:30 local (Aug 10, 1986, 05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rancho Mirage, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N56189Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860809038279A
- Case key
- 25231
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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 aircraft's engine lost power about thirty minutes after take-off and a forced landing was attempted. During the investigation the engine was started and run. It ran rough and would develop only partial power. The carburator was disassembled and a piece of fabric which measured 1 and 1/4 inches by 3 inches was observed in the carburator venturi section. Further investigation revealed that the piece of fabric, which resembled asbestos in appearance and texture had become dislodged from the forward end of the carburator heat shroud where it had been utilized as a shim.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56189
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7325587
- Airframe hours
- 2,407
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. William Stinde
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1986 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- PSP · Palm Springs, CA
- Destination
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes, 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,421 total · 500 in this make and model · 3,317 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSP, 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.