19800829041059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-300 · Tacna, AZ · August 29, 1980

Date
August 29, 1980 · 08:00 local
Place
Tacna, AZ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57840
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DUJ94
Reported as
Piper PA36300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,813 total92 in this make and model0 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 and crash landed shortly after takeoff. No malfunctions found other than poorly maintained engine.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AND CRASH LANDED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND OTHER THAN POORLY MAINTAINED ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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