19791102031369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Houston, TX · November 2, 1979

Date
November 2, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Lakeside
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4587R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FRA06
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
995 total15 in this make and model291 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.

Engine quit on climbout. Landed in muddy field at end of runway. Flipped over. Found water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD AT END OF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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