Piper PA-28-151 N6909J

Summary

On 25 March 1982 at about 23:43 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N6909J, operated by Decarlos Rest., Inc., was involved in an accident near Annville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 March 1982 at 23:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Annville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Millard (N76)

Coordinates

40.3309, -76.5003

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N6909J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Decarlos Rest., Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Annville → Annville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC82FGT09

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED WHEN HE SWITCHED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, BUT STOPPED AGAIN. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNABLE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE LEFT WING, FUEL TANK VENT WAS BLOCKED; HOWEVER, THE SAFETY HOLE ABOVE AND BEHIND THE VENT WAS OPEN. ALSO, BOTH FUEL TANK CAP VENTS WERE FUNCTIONAL. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURE, EXCEPT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NO. 3 BOTTOM SPARK PLUG LEAD WAS SHORTED AT A CUT NEAR THE PLUG TERMINAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.