- Date
- April 6, 1983, 17:50 local (Apr 7, 1983, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- American Falls, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3172PPiper PA-23-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830406013249A
- Case key
- 39676
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was damaged in an off airport forced landing due to water in the fuel. The acft took off and at 3OO feet the left engine quit. The pilot was attempting a left turn back to the airport when the right engine started to sputter. Thepilot landed straight ahead in a pasture. During roll-out the acft hit a 2 foot decline in terrain which damaged the left gear, the step and the left wing. Water was found in both fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3172P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-1107
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Virgil Jahnke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1982
- Departed
- U01 · American Falls, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,942 total · 1,075 in this make and model · 3,820 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIH, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.