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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Lampasas, TX · June 9, 1981

Date
June 9, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Lampasas, TX
Airport
Lampasas
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4238J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRG48
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
981 total700 in this make and model117 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.

Claimed engine lost power on takeoff. Stalled into trees trying to return. No engine defects, hot day, over gross.

As the FAA filed it

CLAIMED ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STALLED INTO TREES TRYING TO RETURN. NO ENGINE DEFECTS, HOT DAY, OVER GROSS.

NTSB investigation

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