- Date
- November 10, 1983, 21:40 local (Nov 11, 1983, 02:40 UTC)
- Place
- Okeechobee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N123EFGrumman American AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831110057289A
- Case key
- 31061
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Analysis
The plt reported that during flt, the eng had a partial loss of power. He attempted to divert to an arpt. He was able to get on final apch, but when he saw he could not reach the runway, he turned away from the lights & a building for an emergency landing. However, before landing, the acft collided with power lines, then impacted the ground. An exam of the eng revealed that the exhaust valve head of the #1 cylinder had separated. With continued operation of the eng, debris entered the #1 cylinder causing further damage & loss of power. The sodium cooled exhaust valve, pn 74541 ah-ed, had aprx 300 hrs in service.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123EF
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B-0018
- Airframe hours
- 2,231
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Air Trek, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PBI · West Palm Beach, FL
- Destination
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Airport
- OBE · Okeechobee, runway 4, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,903 total · 302 in this make and model · 2,703 as pilot in command · 450 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 33 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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