- Date
- September 15, 1984, 07:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kelso, WA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1054QPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840915074089A
- Case key
- 40011
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Climbing through 4,000 ft the engine failed. Emergency procedures resulted in a momentary restoration of power prior to the forced landing. During final approach the left wing struck a tree. The right main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. Investigation of the engine and fuel system revealed no mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1054Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7740045
- Airframe hours
- 906
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John A. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- OLM · Olympia, WA
- Destination
- RBG · Roseburg, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KLS · Kelso
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,822 total · 80 in this make and model · 2,429 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PDX, 25 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.