- Date
- September 27, 1987, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Plymouth, VT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N302RBPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870927056379A
- Case key
- 30742
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While cruising at about 5500', the eng lost power & the prop contd to windmill, but the plt was unable to restart the eng. Subsequently, he landed the acft in a rough field. During the landing roll, the prop dug into a mound of dirt & the aircraft flipped over. According to the owner, a bolt had not been properly installed to secure a crankshaft gear during overhaul in 1984.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N302RB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-23521
- Airframe hours
- 2,240
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stephen J. Mason
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 18, 1987 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- Basin Harbor, VT
- Destination
- Nashua, NH
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 245 total · 100 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.