Nampa Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Nampa, Idaho 83686
Wednesday, July 27, 1994 11:50 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKE OFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING AN ENGINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM SPARK PLUGS ON THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

A CRACKED CYLINDER.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/27/1994
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1150
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City NAMPA
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83686
Event Date Year 1994
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport NAMPA MUNI
Event Location Nearest Airport ID S67
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 2530
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1151 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 76
Weather Observation Facility ID BOI
Elevation of weather observation facility 2858
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 13
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 33
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 260
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 5554
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 993
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 27 1994 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1150
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2000 11:47AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6824P
NTSB Number SEA94LA197
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-24-250
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-24-250
Aircraft Serial Number PA-24-250
Certified Max Gross Weight 3000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 1 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 50
Airframe Hours 3789
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name GLASS, MAURICE
Aircraft Owner Street Address 408 BARRETT AVE.
Aircraft Owner City RICHMOND
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 94801
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name GLASS, MAURICE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 408 BARRETT AVE.
Operator City RICHMOND
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 94801
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1150
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code OSH
Destination City OSHKOSH
Destination State WI
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 11
Runway Length 4050
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --