- Date
- October 25, 1987, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- St. Paul, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28205Piper J-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871025060459A
- Case key
- 36042
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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 flight was enroute from mount pleasant to winchester, Virginia on a heading of 140 degrees and at 4500 feet. About 25-30 minutes into the flight, engine power loss was experienced. The pilot switched from the auxilliary to the main fuel tank and applied carburetor heat but there was no change. The aircraft stalled over some trees then dropped to the ground. Examination of the aircraft disclosed a cracked induction manifold, causing a lean mixture.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28205
- Reported as
- Piper J-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4-1132
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glenn Charles
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1987
- Departed
- G07 · Mt. Pleasant, PA
- Destination
- W16 · Winchester, VA
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,080 total · 1,080 in this make and model · 1,050 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.