- Date
- September 14, 1984, 09:44 local (15:44 UTC)
- Place
- Burley, ID
- Injuries
- 6 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8160BPiper PA-32-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840914049189A
- Case key
- 39829
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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
While climbing after takeoff, the eng surged twice, then quit. The plt repositioned the fuel selector, checked that the electric fuel pump was 'on' & restarted the eng, then started to return to the departure arpt. However, about 1 min later, the eng lost power again & an off arpt landing was made. During the landing, the gear collapsed & the acft slid to a stop, but struck a cow & a small electric fence before coming to rest. Exams of the acft systems were made, but no reason for the loss of power could be found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8160B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-8024007
- Airframe hours
- 1,756
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kent Bryan, doing business as Sunset Aviation
- Registered owner
- Judith A. Stewart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 15, 1984 · 81 hours before
- Destination
- BAM · Battle Mountain, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BY1 · Burley Municipal
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,691 total · 126 in this make and model · 11,691 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BY1, 2 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.