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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Tulare, CA · March 20, 1980

Date
March 20, 1980 · 18:45 local
Place
Tulare, CA
Airport
Tulare
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8172Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVA26
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
119 total2 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine became rough after takeoff. Tried to return to airport. Engine quit on base. Landed short.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AFTER TAKEOFF. TRIED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. ENGINE QUIT ON BASE. LANDED SHORT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8172Q · 1

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