- Date
- August 29, 1983, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- West Bloomfield, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5185ZPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830829050059A
- Case key
- 35266
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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
Reportedly, the plt was returning to the departure arpt to land when the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a forced landing in a corn field. An exam of the eng revealed excessive carbon in the exhaust stack. Also, the primer was found not fully closed. Reportedly, the eng was running rich with primer in that position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5185Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-8852
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles A. Kircher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 5, 1983 · 1,298 hours before
- Departed
- W. Bloomfield, NY
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.