Piper PA-22-150 N1615P

Summary

On 30 May 1982 at about 20:27 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N1615P, operated by Percy Donald Bass, was involved in an accident near Williamston, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 May 1982 at 20:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamston, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Martin County (MCZ)

Coordinates

35.8498, -77.0500

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N1615P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Percy Donald Bass

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williamston → Edenton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82DA148

Nobody was 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

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 11,000 FT THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING AND LOSING POWER. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER THE PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD. DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE WHEEL BECAME LODGED IN SOFT SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER. ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED NO COMPRESSION IN THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER DUE TO VALVE SEPARATION. THE VALVE STEM WAS "SEIZED" IN THE VALVE GUIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.