Piper PA-28-140 N5602U

Summary

On 12 July 1985 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5602U was involved in an accident near Cherry Valley, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 July 1985 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cherry Valley, New York, United States

Coordinates

42.7894, -74.7492

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5602U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Angola → Angola

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC85LA169

2 people had minor injuries.

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

DURNG A CLIMB TO CRUISE, THEENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 2000. THE PILOT CHECK THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND DID NOT FIND ANY ABNORMALITIES. THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED A SECOND TIME TO 1800 A SOUND DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT AS A LOUD BAND WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VEBRATE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE EGIE AND ATTEMPTED THE GLIDE TO SOUTH DAYTON AIRPORT. THE PILOT DECIDED THE AIRPORT COULD NOT BE REACHED AND CHOSE TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE FIELD, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FIELD SLOPED UPWARD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLARE, HOWEVER LANDED HARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.