- Date
- July 3, 1986, 08:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Block Island, RI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5533JPiper PA-32
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860703030789A
- Case key
- 30376
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The eng lost partial power on the initial climb-out as the plt was taking off from rwy 28. He initiated a left turn back to the arpt, but the eng lost all power. Subsequently, the acft was landed in an area of brush & small trees near the west end of the arpt. The wings, eng & eng accessories were extensively damaged; no preimpact part failure or malfunction was verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5533J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-995
- Airframe hours
- 9,940
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- New England Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 24, 1986 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- BID
- Destination
- Westerly, RI
- Airport
- BID · Block Island, runway 28, 2,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 15,000 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5533J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.