- Date
- March 29, 1982, 00:01 local (05:01 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, MA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1104QPiper PA-32R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820329006489A
- Case key
- 72406
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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 reported that while he was en route, a power loss occurred and he was unable to restart the engine. He selected a clearing for a forced landing, but was unable to reach it. A crash landing, but was made in an area of trees and brush. An investigation revealed that the fuel pump rocker arm had failed from fatigue. The pilot stated that he had turned on the fuel boost pump when he tried to restart the engine. When tested, the electric fuel pump operated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1104Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R778222
- Airframe hours
- 988
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Gen. Enterprises, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Gen. Enterprises, Inc.
- Departed
- C · Hyannis, MA
- Destination
- C · Plainville, CT
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,656 total · 988 in this make and model · 1,493 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 29° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Temperature
- 106 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.