42.3712° N, 83.4676° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 13, 1981 · 17:55 local
Place
Plymouth, MI
Airport
Mettetal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12034
Reported as
Amtrwt TAILWINDW8
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
226 total7 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine lost power after takeoff. Probable cause low fuel pressure at high angle of attack.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. PROBABLE CAUSE LOW FUEL PRESSURE AT HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK.