Piper PA-28-235 N38558

Summary

On 12 December 2008 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N38558, operated by A & M Aero Inc, was involved in an accident near New Bern, North Carolina, United States. One person was 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

12 December 2008 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

New Bern, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

None (NONE)

Coordinates

35.2039, -77.1411

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-235

Registration

N38558

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

A & M Aero Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Bern → New Bern

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09LA096

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After last flying the airplane about 3 weeks prior, and servicing the airplane with fuel about 2 weeks prior, the pilot performed a preflight inspection and an extended run-up of the engine, noting no problems. During the takeoff, about 100 feet above the ground, the engine suddenly and completely lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane struck a ditch and was substantially damaged. Attempts to test run the engine after the accident were all unsuccessful, despite the fact that no mechanical anomalies of the engine were noted during a visual inspection of the engine. A review of aircraft maintenance records revealed that the airplane had flown less than 10 hours since the last annual inspection, about 11 months prior, and the engine had never been overhauled in the 31 years since it was produced.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.