Piper PA-28-140 N1859J
9 March 1985 · Friendship, Maryland, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 March 1985 at about 17:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N1859J, operated by James W. Davis, was involved in an accident near Friendship, Maryland, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friendship, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lee Airport (ANP)
- Coordinates
- 38.7303, -76.5899
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N1859J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James W. Davis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Woodbridge → Atlantic City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO85FA025
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 HAD DEPARTED WOODBRIDGE, VA, EN ROUTE ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, FOR THE AFTERNOON. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IN A CLIMB THE ENG LOST PWR. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON PVT PROPERTY. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON TERRAIN THAT LED UP TO RESIDENCES. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE SCREW AND LOCKPLATE WERE MISSING FROM THE CRANKSHAFT DRIVE GEAR AND THAT THE STEPPED DOWEL ON THE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND SHEARED. THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR FITS INTO AND DRIVES THE ENG OIL PUMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152-II | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | Squadron Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7-ECA CITABRIA | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1985 | Cessna U206F | Piney Point, Maryland, United States | Richard L Newman | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Mooney M20E | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | George Kalman | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1985 | Cirrus STANDARD CIRRUS | Woodbine, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1985 | Cessna 152 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |