ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371016
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 May 1988 |
| Time: | 00:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28RT-201 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8209H |
| MSN: | 28R-8218017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1804 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-C1-C6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lampasas, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vernon, TX (F05) |
| Austin, TX (KAUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE, WHILE ON A NIGHT, VFR, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO SPIRAL DOWN TO AN AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING BUT REPORTED THAT HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND DOWNWIND, OVERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY. AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A RURAL ROAD ABOUT 1.5 MILES BEYOND THE AIRPORT. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CONCRETE CULVERT ABUTMENT AND TREES. ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED AN EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88DRG10
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 May 1988 | N8209H | William E. Sheridan | 0 | Lampasas, TX | |
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| 25-Mar-2024 17:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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