19790104000269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Chesterfield, VA · January 4, 1979

Date
January 4, 1979 · 12:20 local
Place
Chesterfield, VA
Airport
Chesterfield Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55403
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FID05
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
37 total37 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed on takeoff. Acft hit tree on landing. No reason for engine failure found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. ACFT HIT TREE ON LANDING. NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.