Piper PA-28-151 N6845J

Summary

On 5 February 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N6845J, operated by Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Newbury, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 February 1983 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newbury, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N6845J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beverly → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83FA062

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT LEVELED AT 2500 FT & AFTER CRUISING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN, DESCENDED TO 1500 FT MSL. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING AT 1500 FT, THERE WAS A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM. THE PLT STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT THE RPM CONTINUED TO DROP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. WHILE LANDING IN AN AREA WITH HIGH VEGETATION & TREES, THE ACFT BOUNCED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HIT A TREE & CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT & ENGINE WERE EXAMINED, BUT NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE SKY WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY 15 MI, WIND FROM 320 DEG AT 25 GUSTING 35 KTS, TEMP 28 DEG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.