Plane Crash List

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.

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