- Date
- August 11, 1985, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lakewood, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6317JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850811071389A
- Case key
- 35911
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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
While returning to Lakewood airport,, power was lost suddenly. The pilot elected to land in a stand of pine and oak trees instead of landing on a busy highway. The pilot decided that the distance was too great for a glide to the airport. A post crash inspection of the engine did not reveal any conditions that would have contributed to the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6317J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-4724
- Airframe hours
- 22,929
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Polhemus, Wallace A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 19, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- N12 · Lakewood, NJ
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 810 total · 810 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NEL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.