- Date
- September 6, 1985, 20:15 local (Sep 7, 1985, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Oxford, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9557KPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850906048359A
- Case key
- 34027
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Analysis
The eng quit abruptly while the acft was cruising at 3,500 feet. The acft collided with standing corn during the night forced landing. After the acdt the fuel selector was found on the lt fuel tank, the lt tank was empty and the rt fuel tank was full. The plt said both tanks were full before takeoff and the mixture was at full rich during the entire 1 hr, 50 min flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9557K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-769026
- Airframe hours
- 2,730
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aerodrome, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 30, 1985 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- MKT · Mankato, MN
- Destination
- IOW · Iowa City, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 307 total · 13 in this make and model · 168 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IOW, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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