- Date
- September 26, 1988, 13:23 local (17:23 UTC)
- Place
- Groveland, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4365DPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880926040509A
- Case key
- 32240
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed into the trees at the end of the rwy while on initial climb after sustaining complete eng failure. FAA personnel attempted to test run the engine after the accident, but were unable to due so due to an air leak on the gascolator. When upward pressure was applied to the bottom of the gascolator to seal the air leak, normal engine operation was achieved. FAA personnel stated that they felt the leakage was due to a worn seal & not a result of impact damage caused by the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4365D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8416105
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Orr Leasing, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Orr Leasing, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 15, 1988 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- X42
- Destination
- OCF · Ocala, FL
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 300 in this make and model · 4,800 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 27 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.