Piper PA-28-150 N5888W

Summary

On 8 August 1983 at about 13:40 local time, a Piper PA-28-150 registered N5888W was involved in an accident near Brandon, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 August 1983 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Brandon, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Brandon (X18)

Coordinates

27.8302, -82.2892

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-150

Registration

N5888W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83FA197

2 people were 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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF. THE CFI NOTED THE RPM DROPPING TO 2000 WITH FULL THROTTLE AND AT ABOUT 75 AGL AND TRIED TO ARREST THE DESCENT WITH FLAPS BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ONE TAKEOFF HAD BEEN ABORTED DUE TO POOR ACCELERATION BUT THE CFI HAD THOUGHT IT WAS IMPROPER THROTTLE TECHNIQUE ON THE PARTOF THE STUDENT. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED OLD TYPE VALVE SPRINGS INSTALLED THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY PN LW11800. A MECHANIC HAD INSTALLED NEW SPRINGS BUT OF AN INCORRECT TYPE WITH INCORRECT COLOR CODING. AVCO LYCOMING SERVICE INSTRUCTION 1240B CALLED FOR THE CHANGE TO IMPROVE ENGINE PERFORMANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDED IMPROVED VALVE SPRINGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.