- Date
- August 2, 1984, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Brunswick, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3474WPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840802076149A
- Case key
- 35417
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Analysis
The acft eng failed without warning at an alt of 2500 ft MSL. During the forced landing at nas Brunswick, the plt executed normal emergency procedures but was not successful in air-starting the acft. He stated that after having the 'abandoned field made' he saw high voltage wires & stalled the acft to avoid the wires. The acft landed on paint barrels at the outer perimeter of the arpt property. Extensive examination of the fuel stsyem & other eng components failed to reveal any reason for the eng failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3474W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-348
- Airframe hours
- 3,477
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Bangor Int'L Airlines
- Registered owner
- American Air Charter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PWM · Portland, ME
- Destination
- BGR · Bangor, ME
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NHZ · Brunswick, Nas
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,082 total · 50 in this make and model · 910 as pilot in command · 101 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.