- Date
- July 11, 1987, 23:00 local (Jul 12, 1987, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ottawa, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5701UPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870711083099A
- Case key
- 34410
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a night flight the aircraft's engine lost partial power. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a farm field. During landing the aircraft's right wing struck a fence. An engine teardown revealed a failed exhaust valve on the number 3 cylinder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5701U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2826498
- Airframe hours
- 4,451
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dodson Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Dodson Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 2, 1987 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- LWS · Lawrence, KS
- Airport
- OWI · Ottawa
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 1 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5701U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.