- Date
- September 19, 1988, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bend, OR
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8765PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880919039169A
- Case key
- 40889
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At aprx 1239 PDT, while on an IFR x-country flt at 14,000', the acft enctrd icing conds. Drg the next 1.4 hrs, the plt changed altitude in increments, climbing to 17,000', then descending to 11,000' to avoid icing. At aprx 1411 PDT, he indcd the eng had lost power & subsequently said the prop was windmilling. At that point, the acft was still some 20 to 30 mi from the destn. The plt was unable to glide to an arpt. Drg an emerg landing, the left wing hit a tree & the acft crashed. The fuel selector was found psnd to feed from the rgt tank, but the rgt tank had no fuel remaining. Only about 1 quart of fuel was found in the rgt aux tank. The left tanks had ruptured & were empty, but no evidence of fuel spilling was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8765P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4215
- Airframe hours
- 2,580
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lane Johnson
- Registered owner
- Lane W. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RNO · Caldwell, ID
- Destination
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 450 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Observed at
- RDM, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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