- Date
- June 7, 1987, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9232KPiper PA28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870607019079A
- Case key
- 40636
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During climbout at about 500 feet AGL for a touch and go, a loss of power occurred. Forced landing was accomplished onto a rough field where the left wing struck a small tree. The aircraft spun around and the nose gear and main gear collapsed. Examination of the aircraft's engine revealed that the number four exhaust valve failed at the stem. The total time on the engine was beyond the manufacturer's recommended overhaul time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9232K
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287615186
- Airframe hours
- 4,881
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Renyold F. Keeler
- Registered owner
- Renyold F. Keeler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1986 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- 3S2 · Aurora, OR
- Airport
- 3S2 · Aurora State, runway 25, 4,100 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 147 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.