- Date
- October 6, 1987, 19:39 local (Oct 7, 1987, 02:39 UTC)
- Place
- Livermore, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2077PPiper PA-23-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871006058829A
- Case key
- 25880
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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 right engine ran rough during the initial climb phase of a personal flight. The pilot advised the tower controller of the aircrafts loss of power and entered the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for landing. The pilot stated that the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude and it collided with an electrical transmission pole and impacted in a street. A post acc eng exam showed that the carburetor was obstructed by rust.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2077P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23664
- Airframe hours
- 8,430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harold R. Camden
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1987 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- LVK · Livermore Muni., runway 25, 4,005 × 100 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,321 total · 868 in this make and model · 5,013 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.