- Date
- August 4, 1987, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- N. Andover, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8363HPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870804081779A
- Case key
- 30710
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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
The aircraft lost power shortly after takeoff. The instructor pilot took control and due to the lack of altitude decided to land the acft straight ahead. The aircraft was landed on the grass beside the runway. Teardown of the engine revealed a stuck valve. The valve had been struck by the piston and had broken into several pieces which entered the exhaust system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8363H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8116188
- Airframe hours
- 3,510
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Phoenix East Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1986 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- LWM · Lawrence, MA
- Airport
- LWM · Lawrence Mem., runway 32, 3,900 × 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
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 805 total · 99 in this make and model · 590 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- 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.