- Date
- June 28, 1987, 09:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bend, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8713EPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870628027569A
- Case key
- 40648
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff a partial loss of power occurred and the pilot was not able to maintain altitude and airspeed. The pilot was not able to retract the gear due to the low airspeed because the automatic gear extension system was not in the override position. Normal operations do not utilize the gear override. The aircraft cleared trees at the departure end of the runway and descended onto a boat dock and the ground. It was found that four out of the six top spark plugs were not firing. The density altitude at the time of the accident computes to about 6,200 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8713E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7680161
- Airframe hours
- 2,521
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Hildebrand, doing business as Central Valley Aviation
- Registered owner
- Robert Hildebrand
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 22, 1987 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- S21 · Sunriver, OR
- Destination
- YYF · Penticton
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- S21 · Sunriver
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 741 total · 60 in this make and model · 671 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDM, 31 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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