Piper PA-28R-201T N38344
25 June 1987 · Bowling Green, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1987 at about 23:20 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N38344, operated by Vinicio A.mota, was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wood Co. (1G0)
- Coordinates
- 41.3698, -83.6394
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201T
- Registration
- N38344
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Vinicio A.mota
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA188
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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 INSTRUCTOR (CFI) RPRTD HE PREFLIGHTED THE ACFT & TAXIED TO THE REFUELING AREA. WHILE THERE, HE WAS APCHD BY ANOTHER PLT WHO WANTED TO GO WITH HIM ON THIS FLT. THEY AGREED & THE CFI MOVED TO THE RGT SEAT. THEY COMMENCED THE START-UP, RUN-UP & TAKEOFF CHECKLIST. THE CFI RPRTD THAT AFTER CLIMBING ABOUT 150', THE ENG LOST POWER. A TURN WAS MADE AWAY FM BLDGS & HOMES FOR AN EMERG LNDG IN A FLD. JUST BFR REACHING THE FLD, THE RGT WING HIT THE TOP CROSS PIECE OF A TELEPHONEPOLE, THEN THE ACFT CRASHED TO THE GND & WAS EXTENSIVELY DMGD. THE PLT RPRTD THAT JUST BFR IMPACT, THE ENG STARTED TO REGAIN POWER. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE CYLINDERS. THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED FUEL WITH NO CONTAMINATION, BUT THE RGT TANK HAD RUPTURED & FUEL HAD SPILLED OUT. A CHECK OF THE RGT FUEL CAP REVEALED IT WOULD ALLOW WATER TO LEAK IN. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE CAP WERE TOO LONG & THE CAP COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED FOR A TIGHTER FIT. THE MIXTURE CTL CABLE HAD PULLED OUT OF A FITTING ON THE CARBURETOR, BUT IT SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF SLIPPAGE BFR IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Rhine, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Tulare, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Offerman, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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