19820823041169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Eagle River, AL · August 23, 1982

Date
August 23, 1982 · 19:30 local
Place
Eagle River, AL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7773K
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82DAG43
Reported as
Piper PA20
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
196 total57 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Crash occurred when engine quit on takeoff due to fuel contamination.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION.

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 N7773K · 1

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