- Date
- April 1, 1988, 17:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Manchester, NH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- CFQQWPiper PA-28R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36129
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A flight to burlington, Vermont was uneventful. While on the ground at burlington the aircraft was serviced; then the flight was continued. After about one hour of flight, high engine temperature and low oil pressure was experienced and the aircraft landed at Manchester. After maintenance the pilot was told that the acft was ready for a test flight. The aircraft ground checked ok, but during climbout the engine lost power. The plt was on downwind for rwy 06 when he called for immediate lndg due to rough running eng. Twr cleared him to land on rwy 6. The plt turned left halfway down rwy 6 for downwind to rwy 35. He was then cleared for 35. Turning base to final the acft overshot the windline, steepened the turn, stalled and crashed. A postcrash examination revealed evidence that the acft had been serviced with jet-a fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFQQW
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-3047B
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michel Fortin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1987
- Departed
- Manchester, NH
- Airport
- Manchester, runway 35, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 470 total · 400 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F