- Date
- March 29, 1986, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lytton, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6167DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860329010069A
- Case key
- 34155
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was departing from a 2,500 ft long, grass, farm strip. The plt said he noticed after take off that the eng was not developing full power and he could not maintain alt. He attempted to land in an adjacent fld, but the ground was soft and the acft nosed over during the landing roll. Investigation revealed no evidence of a mechanical failure/malfunction. The acft was last fueled from a farm tank about 6 months before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6167D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4814
- Airframe hours
- 3,006
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne A. Batz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 4, 1985 · 2 hours before
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 339 total · 156 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUX, 67 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.