- Date
- November 22, 1988, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Salisbury, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8927CPiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881122051769A
- Case key
- 34724
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. He attempted to land on a plowed field, and after rolling about fifty yards on the rough, soft terrain, the aircraft nosed over. Post accident investigation revealed the engine lost power due to fuel starvation as the fuel selector lever was found in a partially off position. In this position, it was determined, the engine would not develop full power except for a short period of time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8927C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1523
- Airframe hours
- 2,610
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Antwiler, Gilbert Kent
- Registered owner
- Antwiller, Gilbert K
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1988 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- MO41 · Salisbury, MO
- Destination
- MBY · Moberly, MO
- Airport
- MO41 · Salisbury, runway 36, 2,300 × 108 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 536 total · 351 in this make and model · 536 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 40 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.