Piper PA28 N68DW
25 October 2018 · New Market, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 October 2018 at about 13:15 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N68DW was involved in an accident near New Market, Virginia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Market, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.6550, -78.6683
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N68DW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Market → Luray
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA19LA033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power on takeoff due to restricted air flow to the engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot stated that, shortly after takeoff for the cross-country, personal flight, the engine suddenly lost partial power. Subsequently, he made a forced landing to a corn field, during which the left main landing gear penetrated the left wing and separated from the airplane, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the firewall and engine mount sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The carburetor exhibited no external damage; however, when the air box and alternate air control were removed, a dead mouse fell out of the intake manifold.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2018 | Piper PA28 | Thomaston, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Apr 2018 | Piper PA28 | Nafpaktos, Greece | Araxos Aero Club | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Sep 2018 | Piper PA28 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Airfleet Holdings Llc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2018 | Piper PA28 | Blairsville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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