- Date
- July 11, 1983, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Dixie, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4461EPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830711029639A
- Case key
- 39726
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
About an hour after departure the engine began to run rough. The pilot did a magneto check and noted a drop of 300 RPM. A precautionary landing was made into a field of tall wheat. During landing roll the left main landing gear struck a hole. Examination of the engine revealed that the bottom plugs were fouled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4461E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-78A0614
- Airframe hours
- 1,110
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Kendrick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 19, 1982 · 131 hours before
- Departed
- MHW · Moses Lake, WA
- Destination
- LWS · Lewiston, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13 total · 13 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Observed at
- ALW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.