- Date
- September 29, 1987, 09:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place
- Kingston, NH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7388SCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870929057399A
- Case key
- 30739
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flight, the pilot noticed the engine RPM was high. He was unable to control the RPM with the prop control. He reduced the throttle setting, but soon thereafter, the engine began running rough with a severe vibration. The pilot selected a field for an emergency landing, but was unable to reach it. Subsequently, the aircraft impacted at the top of an embankment and was extensively damaged. During the investigation, fresh oil was found on the exterior bottom of the fuselage from the area of the firewall to the tail. The oil pressure indicator hose was found to have been broken off at the fire wall (on the engine side). Also, a large hole was found in the crankcase where the #2 connecting rod had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7388S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255836
- Airframe hours
- 2,365
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald E. Carpenter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 9, 1987 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- 8B8 · Wolfeboro, NH
- Destination
- Unknown
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,893 total · 815 in this make and model · 2,666 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
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 N7388S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.