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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Erie, PA · September 24, 1979

Date
September 24, 1979 · 14:15 local
Place
Erie, PA
Airport
Erie International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6838J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FGM48
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,742 total8 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost power after takeoff, hit trees. Moved fuel selector. Engine caught. Stayed aloft. Landed okay.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF, HIT TREES. MOVED FUEL SELECTOR. ENGINE CAUGHT. STAYED ALOFT. LANDED OKAY.

NTSB investigation

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