Piper PA-28-140 N9912W
13 August 1985 · May, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1985 at about 18:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N9912W was involved in an accident near May, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- May, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.9702, -98.9105
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N9912W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stephenville → Big Spring
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA318
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 PLT STATED THE ENG RPM DROPPED TO 1500 DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLT AT 4200 FT MSL. HE COULD NOT REGAIN PWR. HE DIVERTED THE FLT AND ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE BROWNWOOD, TX, ARPT BUT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A RUGGED, HEAVILY WOODED AREA. A SUBSEQUENT ENG EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE #3 EXHAUST VALVE STEM HAD SEPARATED. THE EXHAUST VALVE HEAD HEAVILY DAMAGED THE PISTON AND CYLINDER HEAD. REASON FOR THE VALVE STEM SEPARATION IS UNDETERMINED.
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 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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