Piper PA-28 N5581U

Summary

On 7 September 1987 at about 15:25 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5581U, operated by Virgil L.korona, was involved in an accident near Ocala, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 September 1987 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocala, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Greystone

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N5581U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Virgil L.korona

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA87LA241

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG BEGAN TO LOSE PWR & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINT ALT OR RETURN TO THE ARPT. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD, BUT THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SO HE MANEUVERED TO THE LEFT SIDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE ACFT WAS SLOW TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, ALTHOUGH NO UNUSUAL ENG SOUNDS WERE NOTED. AFTER THE ACDNT, AN OPNL CHECK OF THE ENG WAS MADE, BUT WAS LIMITED TO 1650 RPM DUE TO ACDNT DAMAGE. THE SOLE DISCREPANCY NOTED DRG THE ENG RUN WAS A LOOSE GASCOLATOR; HOWEVER, THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT VERIFY WHETHER THE GASCOLATOR HAD LOOSENED BEFORE OR DRG IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.