Piper PA-28-140 N56311

Summary

On 5 November 1982 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N56311, operated by C.rauccijr/T.zener, was involved in an accident near Schaumburg, Illinois, 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

5 November 1982 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N56311

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

C.rauccijr/T.zener

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Schaumburg → Schaumburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA034

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 NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN DELIVERED AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY IT A SHORT PERIOD TO CHECK ITS OPERATION. HE PERFORMED ONE TAKEOFF AND LANDING, THEN STARTED ANOTHER TAKEOFF. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 75 FT AGL. WHILE CROSSING A ROAD TO LAND IN A BEAN FIELD, THE RIGHT WING HIT A STREET SIGN. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS MADE, BUT NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT USED THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING GROUND OPERATION. HE BELIEVED THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE; HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT VERIFIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.