ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375517
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| Date: | Sunday 2 March 1986 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Bridgeport Aero, Inc |
| Registration: | N8167R |
| MSN: | 28-8016280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 510 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elkton, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Frederick, MD (KFDK) |
| Bridgeport, NJ (N83) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF PWR DURING CRUISE. THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED AFTER THE INITIAL PWR LOSS WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN RPM. HE SUBSEQUENTLY APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND A FORCED LDG WAS MADE IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE ENGINE WAS LATER TEST-RUN, AND IT REPORTEDLY DEVELOPED CLOSE TO FULL PWR. .
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO86LA017
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1990 | N8167R | Rainbow Aviation | 0 | Chester, MD | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 20:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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