Piper PA-32-300 N8895E

Summary

On 12 December 1985 at about 22:15 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N8895E, operated by Millard Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Omaha, Nebraska, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 December 1985 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N8895E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Millard Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Omaha → Rochester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86FA033

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

N8895E WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 2,800' MSL, 15 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF AND WHEN THE PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO CLIMB POWER, THE ENG QUIT. THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD FOR THE FORCED LANDING BUT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE APPROACH. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED 4 BROKEN TEETH ON CRANKSHAFT DRIVE GEAR. FAILURE OF THE GEAR RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ALL ACCESSORIES. A MEDICAL PATIENT WHO WAS BEING TRANSPORTED ON AN UNAPPROVED LITTER INSTALLED IN PLACE OF THE RT MIDDLE AND REAR SEATS HIT THE BACK OF THE RT FRONT SEAT DURING THE ACDT AND WAS INJURED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.