- Date
- November 26, 1990, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marshfield, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4347HPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901126052009A
- Case key
- 36850
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Probable cause
The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain in which the emergency landing was made.
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
Shortly after takeoff, the airplane lost partial engine power resulting in insufficient power to climb. The pilot made a forced landing in rough terrain approximately a quarter of a mile from the airport. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot and two passengers were not injured. Post-crash examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4347H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8416063
- Airframe hours
- 2,657
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Steven L. Grable
- Registered owner
- Shoreline Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 19, 1990 · 53 hours before
- Airport
- 3B2 · Marshfield, runway 6, 3,000 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,840 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,700 as pilot in command · 175 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 3B2
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.