Piper PA-28-180 N7592W
26 July 1986 · Fargo, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1986 at about 19:12 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7592W was involved in an accident near Fargo, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hector Field (FAR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N7592W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Little Falls → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA209
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 PLT REPORTS THAT THE FLT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 7,000 FT APPROACHING THE DEST ARPT WHEN THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST PWR. THE FLT CONTINUED TOWARD TO THE ARPT BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY AND LANDED ABOUT 1/4 MI SHORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #3 CYL EXH VALVE WAS BROKEN. SOME PIECES OF THE BROKEN VALVE WERE NOT FOUND DURING THE EXAMINATION AND THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Murray, Oklahoma, United States | Edward J. Calbridge | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vacaville, California, United States | Air Wise Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-28-150 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Grafton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1986 | Cessna 172M | Richardton, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1986 | Bellanca 7ECA | Hope, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1986 | Cessna 150H | West Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Gary R. Weber | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Cessna 172P | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Ronald M. Whaley | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1986 | Cessna 150L | Watford City, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |