- Date
- September 28, 1984, 08:11 local (12:11 UTC)
- Place
- Bryceville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74982Piper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840928052369A
- Case key
- 31017
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Analysis
Flt departed in instrument meteorological conditions. After departure plt failed to maintain assigned headings several times and had to be corrected by ATC. After 15 mins of flight the plt reported he was having problems with the right engine and would like to return to the arpt. ATC advised the plt that craig arpt was available and was currently reporting VFR conditions. Plt stated he wanted to go to jax int'l because the 4000 ft rwy at craig was not long enough. Jax int'l was reporting IFR conditions. The plt continued to have trouble holding headings while being vectored for an ILS apch. While in the downwind position for the apch the plt asked ATC, 'how FAR is 982 from landing?' As the acft was turned onto the localizer the plt called and stated he had lost control and was in a spin. Post crash inspection of the right engine revealed the #5 cylinder had detonated until a hole was burned in the piston. Additionally the #5 and #6 rods had burn damage and the #6 rod bolts had failed in overload.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74982
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31745134
- Airframe hours
- 3,444
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald Kaldor
- Registered owner
- Graham Dendall Aircraft Sales
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 10, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- JAX · Jacksonville, FL
- Destination
- MTEG · Bahamas, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JAX · Jacksonvill International, runway 7, 8,000 × 150 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 30 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 13 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.