Piper PA-28-180 N5325L

Summary

On 14 April 2011 at about 00:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N5325L was involved in an accident near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 2011 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.2747, -79.4067

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N5325L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Latrobe → Latrobe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA11CA243

Nobody was injured.

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the throttle cable to the fuel servo.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While flying an instrument landing system approach with his flight instructor, the pilot said he added power to stay on the glide slope but the engine remained at 1,600 rpm. He declared an emergency with the tower air traffic controller, and looked for a suitable forced landing area. During the forced landing on a hill, the wings and landing gear received substantial damage. Postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the throttle cable separated from the arm of the fuel servo. A review of the airplane's maintenance records revealed that the airplane had undergone an engine change 32 hours prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.