- Date
- May 24, 1985, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lewisboro, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2172NPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850524022819A
- Case key
- 35607
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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
Engine assembly,valve,intake - failure,totalCause
Engine assembly,cylinder - penetratedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The acft nosed over on a golf course after striking trees during a forced lndg. The acft had lost power during climb to cruise. Post acc exam showed a failed exhaust valve
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2172N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287916260
- Airframe hours
- 17,354
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-DG3, 161 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mitchel Sayare
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 15, 1985 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- Windom, CT
- Airport
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 956 total · 818 in this make and model · 549 as pilot in command · 550 in the last 90 days · 170 in the last 30 days · 14 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.