- Date
- July 16, 1987, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dansville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7684JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870716043849A
- Case key
- 30633
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
About 5 min after taking off, the eng began running rough, then lost power & would not restart. Subsequently, the acft was damaged drg an emerg lndg in a potato field. The acft was moved before aviation inspectors arrived. No fuel was fnd in the fuel pumps, injectors, fuel strainer or lines to the eng; however, sufficient fuel was rprtd to be remaining in the fuel tanks. The plt had washed the acft just prior to the flt. He suggested the power loss may have been from moisture or clogged fuel vents. No reason was fnd for a fuel sys cavitation and/or loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7684J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-31085
- Airframe hours
- 1,759
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Otto Goodwin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1986 · 4 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 435 total · 350 in this make and model · 360 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7684J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.