- Date
- August 8, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wellesley, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4463MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820808035349A
- Case key
- 72989
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,line - blocked(partial)Cause
Forced landing
Terrain condition - water,glassyFactor
Hard landing
Analysis
The pilot experienced a power loss and decaying RPM and decided to land short of destination which was 10 miles away. After surveying a pond for landing, the RPM was 600 and the landing was hard enough to damage the floats. As inspection revealed a blockage in the fuel lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4463M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-3416
- Airframe hours
- 1,734
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James O. Fiske, Jr.
- Registered owner
- James O. Fiske, Jr.
- Departed
- Concord, NH
- Destination
- Norwood, MA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 786 total · 361 in this make and model · 340 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.