Piper PA-28-161 N8167R

Summary

On 2 March 1986 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8167R, operated by Bridgeport Aero, Inc, was involved in an accident near Elkton, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 March 1986 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Elkton, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.6001, -75.8202

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N8167R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bridgeport Aero, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Frederick → Bridgeport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO86LA017

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

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF PWR DURING CRUISE. THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED AFTER THE INITIAL PWR LOSS WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN RPM. HE SUBSEQUENTLY APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND A FORCED LDG WAS MADE IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE ENGINE WAS LATER TEST-RUN, AND IT REPORTEDLY DEVELOPED CLOSE TO FULL PWR. .

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.