- Date
- November 7, 1984, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Algona, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4312ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841107060649A
- Case key
- 33886
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Analysis
At about 100 ft AGL after takeoff, eng lost pwr. Plt attempted to circle to land on closest runway but eng was developing insufficient pwr to maintain altitude in turn. Acft touched down 150 ft short of threshold. Plt did not level wings prior to touchdown. Investigation revealed flame tube in muffler disintegrated & fragments blocked exhaust. Acft annual inspection performed 30 flt hrs prior to mishap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4312Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8622
- Airframe hours
- 1,677
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kohlhass Spraying, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Destination
- SPW · Spencer, IA
- Airport
- AXA · Algona Municipal, runway 12, 3,960 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,184 total · 10 in this make and model · 1,121 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.