# NTSB NYC86LA172: Piper PA-32, N5533J, Block Island, RI, July 3, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1986, 08:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Location: 41.1644° N, 71.5964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1644&lon=-71.5964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30376/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA172

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5533J-1995-07-13), registration cancelled 1995-07-13, S/N 32995 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-995
- Airframe hours: 9940
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860703030789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703030789A), Jul 3, 1986: Piper PA32260, Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Tried to return but lost all power. Forced down in trees. No mechanical reported.

## Other investigations on N5533J (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA202), Aug 7, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N5533J), Westerly, RI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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