- Date
- September 27, 1984, 06:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder City, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8482WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840927051649A
- Case key
- 39990
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Analysis
Plt executed a forced landing in a field following a loss of power during initial takeoff climb. Post accidnet investigation revealed a large quantity of water in the fuel system. The acft had been parked at an arpt with 1/2 full fuel tanks. The tie down area has a 2.5% gradient, placing the acft with a right wing low attitude where it was parked. A major storm passed through the area a few days prior to the accident. The fuel filler caps gaskets were found brittle and aged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8482W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2802726
- Airframe hours
- 2,723
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles F. Bailey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BLD · Boulder City, NV
- Destination
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8482W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.